Joni Hirsch Blackman
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Warm thoughts about Gregory Middle SchoolOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I can't remember where I first saw the news about Gregory Middle School's No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School award, but I distinctly remember my reaction: What a ...
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The hidden benefits of 'efficiency'Oct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Efficiency is a good thing. I strive for efficiency. I'm in awe of very efficient people. But in the past year or two, the efficiency I really value is fuel efficiency....
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Eating is even better as a familySep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - From the first moments they arrive in the world, kids love to eat. Some more than others, of course, but in general on the spectrum of things kids like and dislike, eat...
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Key to my organization vanishesAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I can take the fact that my younger son graduated from high school and my daughter got her driver's license within a month of each other, but one more change this summer...
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Get involved in helping chained dogsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Have you won anything yet? The new trend of printing a survey on the bottom of nearly every retail receipt started out somewhat tempting. Answer a few questions about yo...
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Some thoughts while wandering Naperville streetsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - As I walk around Naperville with our dogs, I often notice things that get me to wondering. Sometimes I can make a few calls and get some answers. Other times, it's not s...
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End of carpooling gives summer that old lazy, hazy feel againJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Summer. The simple word itself is enough to spark visions of sunshine, warmth, long days, swimming pools, bicycles, screen doors and flip-flops. Notice no mention of c...
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Here's a big salute and a few tears for 'little boys' who are graduatingMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1989, a strange thing happened. I was pregnant (OK, that's not so strange, I already had a 3-year-old), but so was nearly everyone I knew. Well, not the men -- that ...
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Boys transform into men -- if only for a few minutes -- at tux storeMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - When I was a little girl, I only ever wanted to be one thing -- a journalist. When a child at a career day presentation once asked me what else I had considered becoming...
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Voters to blame, not board, for Metea messApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Apparently miracles in the 21st century don't happen quite like they did in the old days. As they say, the impossible takes a little longer. But perhaps (nothing is ever...