Kerry Lester
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U-46 can't afford public apathy in superintendent searchJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - "So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed … too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness...
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State funding moves, but U-46 still in limboJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich last week acted on a long-awaited budget plan that would give an additional $560 million to Illinois schools. But instead of breathing a collective...
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Just one parent shows at U-46 forumJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - All eyes were on Ann Johnson Tuesday night. The Larkin High School parent and longtime Elgin resident was the only person to show at one of the first Elgin Area School D...
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Judson professor spells out his teaching style in new memoirJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - After nearly 40 years of secrecy, longtime Judson University professor Stuart Ryder now finally tells students just why they didn't earn that "A." Ryder's recently publi...
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Spring Hill Gymnastics holds annual event for athletesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About 300 leotard-clad gymnasts converged upon Elgin this weekend to compete in Spring Hill Gymnastics' Co-Ed Classic Invitational. Athletes ages 6-17 flipped, hurtled ...
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Fitness center open to all at ECC, for a feeJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A New Year's resolution for a fitter, leaner self recently became easier for Elgin Community College students. The college's board of trustees in December approved a $3...
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Katrina goodwill effort needs some wheels to complete the taskJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Some might call Sherry May's effort a tremendous act of goodwill. She calls it a Catch-22. May, an Elgin resident who runs the not-for-profit Go With Books, has for the ...
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ECC fitness center open to all students - for a feeJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A New Year's resolution for a fitter, leaner self recently became easier for Elgin Community College students. The college's board of trustees in December approved a $3...
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Learning MySpace: It's now a college classJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Students often get in trouble for logging onto social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook during class. At Elgin Community College, they're actually encouraging th...
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Neale's pay grows in new yearDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Outgoing Superintendent Connie Neale this year will cost district taxpayers more than $750,000. Neale will get a raise when the recently negotiated Elgin Area School Dis...