Illinois Review: Illinois Arts Council: Forty-five years of self …

by Mark Szczuka The Illinois legislature is currently seeking a compromise on its 2010 state budget, estimated to fall somewhere between $7 and $9 billion. Gone is the day when a million dollars in public finance could garner a headline …

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Monday Morning Education News – District 299

Illinois State Board of Education cuts budget by $180 million Tribune The board actually cut $400 million from targeted programs but was able to offset some of the damage by increasing general state aid, the money that flows directly to …

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Five Big Ten Games No Real Fan Will Miss – First and Big Ten

In what many consider to be the game of the year in the Big Ten, last season’s defending champions Penn State will “welcome” last season’s defending champions Ohio State to hostile Happy Valley. The state universities of Ohio and …

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Retired Justice Souter urges rebirth of civic education, warns of …

Retired justice urges rebirth of civic educationCHICAGO — Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter urged the nation’s lawyers Saturday to help revitalize civic education , warning that the failure of many Americans to understand how …

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In Ann Arbor, designing a news site that doesn't look like a news …

The first thing I noticed on AnnArbor.com is, well, the first thing I was supposed to notice. The bare home page doesn’t even try to do the traditional.

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Jihad Watch: Nigerian army attacks "Education Is Sin" jihadists

Nigerian army attacks ” Education Is Sin” jihadists. It’s all about poverty, of course — as you can see in the final paragraph quoted below

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Wednesday's Games – MLB Notebook

The starters for the three games of this series were identical to the match ups in their earlier series. This time, however, the Pirates have been on the short end of the series. Roy Halladay pitches for the Blue Jays, …

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Tuesday's Games – MLB Notebook

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota: Mark Buehrle makes his first start since his perfect game . After losing 4-3 on Monday, the Sox are only 1 game ahead of the Twins for second place in the AL Central

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