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District 46 parents air concerns Some call for board president to resign, express worries about superintendent search By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com PRAIRIE GROVE – About a dozen parents, one after another, called for the resignation of the School District 46 Board president at Tuesday’s board meeting.
Several parents echoed those calls for the three other board members who ran successfully with board President Margaret Ponga in the last April school board election. “When you know better, you do better,” resident Pat Gre-
enwald said. “When you know something’s wrong, you say it’s wrong.” Many of the concerns outlined by the 13 commenters paralleled those laid out in an email and website that has been making the rounds.
A 14th speaker, Hadley Tidler, rebutted some of the claims, adding the board members don’t have to like each other but they do need to work together. In a statement that preceded the public comment session, Ponga told those gathered: “I
recognize that many of you are here because of the concerns to a call-to-action letter authored by a group known as Citizens for PG46. “Although this letter mischaracterizes many of the actions
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Increasing computer literacy
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Senator says CIA spied on Congress Agency accused of improper searches By DONNA CASSATA The Associated Press
Photos by Kyle Grillot – kgrillot@shawmedia.com
ABOVE: While at the Woodstock Public Library, Ron Ecklund spends time teaching himself to type faster, sometimes practicing for hours to become more advanced in his computer literacy. Ecklund uses typing software in hopes of increasing his speed and accuracy while on the keyboard, with the goal of getting a job as an administrative assistant or returning to work in the mental health field. BELOW: Ecklund uses the equipment at the library.
Older workers among those seeking to sharpen basic skills By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Ron Ecklund used to type as slow as a snail moved. But then the 51-year-old Woodstock resident decided to try out the Mavis Beacon typing program on the Woodstock Public Library’s computers. “Within two weeks, I was hitting little scores,” he said. “They
Mf`Z\ pfli fg`e`fe When did you own your first personal computer? Vote online at NWHerald. com. would tell you that lesson was 12 words a minute and this lesson was 18. … I noticed my average creeping up. “Then one day I wasn’t even
WASHINGTON – In an extraordinary public accusation, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee declared on Tuesday that the CIA interfered with and then tried to intimidate a congressional investigation into the agency’s possible use of torture in terror probes during the Bush administration. The CIA clandestinely removed documents and searched a computer network set up for lawmakers, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein in a long and biting speech on the Senate floor. In an escalating dispute with an agency she has long supported, she said the CIA may well have violated criminal laws and the U.S. Constitution. At odds on major contentions, both sides noted the matter has now been handed to the Justice Department for further investigation and potential prosecution. The CIA’s inspector general, David Buckley, first referred the matter to Justice, and the CIA’s acting counsel responded by filing a criminal report about the intelligence committee staff. “I am not taking it lightly,” Feinstein said of the tit-for-tat investigations. “I view the acting counsel general’s referral as a potential effort to intimidate this staff” in the interrogation investigation. The dispute between the CIA and senators, which has been going on privately for
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MAN STANDS TRIAL ON DRUG CHARGES
GANDER MOUNTAIN SEEKS RETAIL STORE
The trial for Cesar G. Rojas-Figueroa began Tuesday after he previously waived his right to a jury trial. The 28-year-old is accused of possessing – with the intent to deliver – more than 100 grams, but less than 400 grams of cocaine. For that alleged crime, he could be sentenced to between nine and 40 years in prison.
A developer is seeking approval to build a Gander Mountain retail store in the Millbrook Marketplace Development along Randall Road. Algonquin’s Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the project for approval Monday. The Village Board could consider the proposal at a Committee of the Whole meeting March 25. =fi dfi\# j\\ gX^\ <(%
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