Melynda Findlay Shamie
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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, ...
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Looking for work? Glenview photographer is taking free headshots 7/22Jul 14, 2020 1:00 am - This article has been updated to correct the website to sign up for free headshot event: headshotbooker.com If you're unemployed and need a headshot to go with your...
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Letter from the Editor: What I've learned during quarantineJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Monday will mark 16 weeks of my husband Brian — who also works at the paper — and I working full-time from home during this quarantine. (oh, hush. It's been fine!) (REAL...
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Libraries, books and why I, an adult, hid behind a plant at House of BluesJul 02, 2020 6:00 am - Full disclosure: The Fourth of July-themed column I originally wrote had a pretty ... let's call it impassioned and also way-too-long-and-boring missive all about the Fi...
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Hello, Northbrook; we're here to serve youJun 22, 2020 5:00 am - Hello, Northbrook! You have no idea how great it is to finally be here. Although it's not like we're strangers. Our predecessor, the Cook County Herald, was in the are...
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Hello, Glenview; we're here to serve youJun 22, 2020 5:00 am - Hey there, Glenview! You have no idea how great it is to finally be here. Although it's not like we're strangers. Our predecessor, the Cook County Herald, was in the a...
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Stir Crazy Cooking: Tacos when you're out of almost everything? You bet.Apr 29, 2020 6:03 am - Taco Tuesday? Amateurs. Every day is potentially a taco day in the Findlay-Shamie household. Name a meal, and my husband and I have a taco - or a taco-adjacent item - th...
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Today's recommended read: "Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things"' by Jenny LawsonApr 28, 2020 5:13 am - Oddly enough, one of the funniest books I've ever read starts out talking about being buried in the depths of depression and paralyzed by anxiety. "Furiously Happy: ...
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Today's Recommended Read: 'Sprinkle with Murder' by Jenn McKinlayApr 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Isolation, am I right? You're sad because you burned through "Ozark" so quickly. Apparently you're not the only one learning to bake bread, and now flour is the new toil...