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Thursday Morning News Hosty's body found on beach River Forest Leaves
Born in River Forest, Hosty attended local schools including Fenwick High School in Oak Park, as well as the University of Michigan. He was a teacher at Roberto Clemente High School in Chicago.
Getting Support for Raising an Autistic Child WBEZ
In part two of the Autism Chronicles, Amy Thompson attends her first ever parents support group.
'You can't be 13 at the children's play lot'
Chicago Journal
The five young men, all between the ages of 13 and 17, press their backs up against the fence inside a play lot somewhere in Uptown.
Chicago teens grade adults on issues affecting youth Chicago Defender
Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th); John E. Rooney, CEO of US Cellular; and Bryan Samuels, chief of staff for Chicago Public Schools were just some of the leaders ...
Rhee Targets Teachers' Seniority, Tenure Rules WashPost
D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is proposing a contract that would give mid-level teachers who currently are paid $62,000 yearly the opportunity to earn more than $100,000 -- but they would have to give up seniority and tenure rights, two union members familiar with the negotiations said...
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Thu Jul 3, 2008 at 4:03 AM
Thursday Morning News
hey hacks look here!
Cornyn staffer used fake name to 'troll' on blogs
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Published: Wednesday July 2, 2008(edited)
.......a new controversy had arisen around Beckwith, with his unmasking by Burnt Orange Report as "Buck Smith," who had been posting both there and at other sites since 2007 in support of Cornyn's campaign.
Glazer wrote, "Many of you have become familiar with user Buck Smith's abusive comments that troll the site, attack and personally insult users and writers, and impugn the integrity of our community, our Democratic candidates and our Democratic values. . . . In the interest of full disclosure, and in order to keep everything fair, and since Buck Smith has not disclosed who he is, we thought we would clue you in that he is David Beckwith, John Cornyn's senior staffer. We found out his identity because Mr. Beckwith's email on file with the site is the same email listed on the webpage for his high school reunion class."
"That's unethical at best," Glazer explained to KVUE-TV in Austin, "because he was trying to do it as a paid staffer for the campaign. ...
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Cornyn staffer used fake name to 'troll' on blogs
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Published: Wednesday July 2, 2008(edited)
.......a new controversy had arisen around Beckwith, with his unmasking by Burnt Orange Report as "Buck Smith," who had been posting both there and at other sites since 2007 in support of Cornyn's campaign.
Glazer wrote, "Many of you have become familiar with user Buck Smith's abusive comments that troll the site, attack and personally insult users and writers, and impugn the integrity of our community, our Democratic candidates and our Democratic values. . . . In the interest of full disclosure, and in order to keep everything fair, and since Buck Smith has not disclosed who he is, we thought we would clue you in that he is David Beckwith, John Cornyn's senior staffer. We found out his identity because Mr. Beckwith's email on file with the site is the same email listed on the webpage for his high school reunion class."
"That's unethical at best," Glazer explained to KVUE-TV in Austin, "because he was trying to do it as a paid staffer for the campaign. ...
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Sat Jul 5, 2008 at 8:38 AM
Thursday Morning News
The news from DC is truly scarey- that Dr. Rhee might succeed in bribing tenured teachers to give up their union rights for money bodes poorly for every union, whether it be a teachers' union or otherwise. I can only pray that the DC unions do cave in like our union has.
Sat Jul 5, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Thursday Morning News
Do you think that D.C.teachers lack of intelligence and have no imagination?
Ok I will pay you $200.000 today you give up your tenure and seniority rights and I am going to fire you 3 months later.
Haha it does not matter if it is going to be 100.00,200.00 they will not get the money anyway being fired shortly.
Sad.
Ok I will pay you $200.000 today you give up your tenure and seniority rights and I am going to fire you 3 months later.
Haha it does not matter if it is going to be 100.00,200.00 they will not get the money anyway being fired shortly.
Sad.
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