Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

 

Commentary

Warren: Bipartisan Work Along Rte. 53 a Good Move

Since American politics now meets the Webster’s definition of gridlock, the entire Congress should descend on busy Route 53 at the Cook-Lake county border. There, lawmakers could meet long-dueling parties who may end a 50-year-old policy dispute and show what can happen when deep differences change to constructive regional vision. “Perhaps this will be a

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Warren: Charter’s Discipline Fines Crude, Misguided

As Newt Gingrich urges putting students to work as paid school janitors, a Chicago charter network may one day mull having them pay to sweep and clean toilets. Goodbye, corporal punishment. Hello, capital punishment. Improved performance and new revenue streams may be on the education horizon, complete with cash registers outside detention halls. A news-media

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