Melynda Findlay Shamie
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Letter from the Editor: Fall without football? It's fall without marching band, too!Oct 06, 2020 1:00 am - A friend of mine from high school texted me recently with some alarming news: “They canceled U of I,” her message said. The University of Illinois isn't canceled; it's s...
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Letter from the Editor: Introduce us to your pets!Sep 24, 2020 1:00 am - For a little more than 16 years, one of the first things anybody asked me when we talked was whether my cat, Gracie, had tried to kill my now-husband recently. Most of t...
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Letter from the Editor: Check your neck this monthSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - Just for this week, I'm going to use my platform for a PSA: September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month and, by the time you read this — Sept. 17 — it'll be exactly one ...
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Glenview Chamber offering another of its popular drive-in movie nightsSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - Betsy Baer, executive director of the Glenview Chamber of Commerce, was pretty sure residents would be excited about the drive-in movie events they'd planned. That's the...
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Letter from the Editor: I'm finally getting to meet some of you!Sep 10, 2020 1:00 am - About a month ago, I mentioned here not being able to meet any of you in person yet, which has been kind of weird starting a new position, covering new two towns full of...
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Letter from the Editor: History has its eyes on youSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - The first time our friends Ben and Melissa told my husband and me about the musical “Hamilton,” my judgment was harsh and swift. “A musical about Alexander Hamilton. Ser...
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Tell me what you remember about Glenview Naval Air StationAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - I grew up with a dad who was a military history buff, with a special interest in aircraft. And as much as I wanted those weekends spent at every airshow, everywhere, to...
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I want to hear about your celebritiesAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - I've always been a history buff. And a trivia buff. Really kind of a frustrated "Jeopardy!" contestant with a very competitive streak? (ask all the people who won't play...
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Glenbrook Dist. 225 will start school year with e-learningJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - The Glenbrook District 225 school board this week unanimously approved a plan for the 2020-21 school year: It's a four-step progression that has students starting Aug. 1...
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District 225 to begin chats with parent focus groups on return to schoolJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - As the Glenbrook District 225 school board reviewed reopening options for its two schools at a meeting earlier this week, there was one clear goal: Safety for students, ...