Catherine Edman
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Great leap forwardAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - It's hard enough for kids to learn fitness is fun, part of a daily routine and -- heaven forbid -- good for them. But instead of a lecture or running on the spot, imagin...
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As the dust settlesAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Classrooms always have that new-school smell at the start of fall session. Chalkboards are pristine, floors are brilliantly shiny and rows of hallways await the arrival ...
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COD staff won't join unionAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Roughly 600 College of DuPage employees skirted the Illinois Education Association this week, making it the first time locally in seven years the union's lost an electio...
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Gardening a badge of honor for ScoutsAug 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Sprouts and gardens go hand and hand. Rarely do they include neckerchiefs. Or badges. Grayslake is breaking new ground, though, by throwing Scouts in the mix with its ve...
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Suburban kids learn how to milk cowsJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Nicole McCallion prefers her milk chilled and wants the container it comes in run through the sterilization cycle. Alma, her milk container du jour Tuesday, really didn'...
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Produce donations help clients struggling to get byJul 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Everything the Giving Garden program stands for starts with the people served by food pantries throughout the area. It's all about the clients. Too often, those living...
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Scout doing good garden deeds as part of projectsJul 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Rarely do people credit the Easter Bunny with making surprise deliveries of fresh, nutritious food. Chocolate and those marshmallow-y things, yes. Broccoli? Not so much....
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Include cheat sheet with unusual veggiesJul 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Ever cooked a patty pan squash? Yeah, me neither. In fact, I'd never even seen one until one of the Giving Garden drop-off sites called and asked if I knew the origin o...
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Garden volunteers ever vigilantJul 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Some people fight with their tomatoes. No, really. It's often a battle just to keep them alive. This is not the case for 400 students who planted their garden this sprin...
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Man's passion helps grow church gardenJul 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Frank Peavy pondered a world without hunger over his fence line. The passionate gardener just knew his friends at church would help the community's neediest residents if...