A Golden Apple for Austin teacher
By LA RISA LYNCH
5/11/2012 | Stunned doesn't quite describe Monique Blakes' reactions when a string of TV news cameras filed into her first-grade classroom. "When I saw the radio and the news people, I'm like, 'OK, did I fill out for a sweepstakes that I didn't know about,' and then when the mayor came in, oh my God," said Blakes, a seven-year teacher at Oscar DePriest Elementary School. |
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Austin alderman says pull up your pants
By LA RISA LYNCH
5/10/2012 | Updated 5/17/12 3:25 p.m.
South suburban Lynwood did it. Sauk Village did it too. Evanston attempted to do it. So will Chicago be the next city to legislate the controversial fashion trend of sagging pants? One West Side alderman, at least, wants to get the conversation started. on whether to ban sagging pants worn by most inner-city youths. |  | What Obamacare means for Circle Family
By TOM HOLMES
5/16/2012 | | Forest Park resident Dr. Andre Hines is looking forward to the full implementation of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which is informally referred to as "Obamacare." The CEO of Circle Family HealthCare Network (CFHCN) tells the following story to illustrate why she favors the health care reforms signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010. | | Honoring Westside heroes
5/16/2012 | | The Austin Green Team hosts its annual memorial brick ceremony Saturday May 19 at the group's Washington and Laramie memorial park. This year's honorees are Glen Kehrein, Joe Louis Peery, Tom Hozier, Doris Mitchell, Edna Lee Stewart and Austin police office Clifton Lewis. | | 'Untimely' LSC election info questioned
By ELLYN FORTINO
5/2/2012 | | Of the 11 Local School Council elections Don Moore has been involved in, he says he's never waited so long to receive candidate information from the Chicago Public Schools. Moore's organization, Designs for Change, works to improve urban public schools, and also helped recruit candidates for this year's LSC elections. | |
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| A happy classroom |  | Mayor Rahm Emanuel surprised teacher Monique Blakes last Thursday in her classroom at Oscar DePriest Elementary School to present her with 2012 Golden Apple Award.
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| Viewpoints
Weight and work - a discriminating factor
5/16/2012 | | Your body fat may determine your next job position. Employers are searching for each and every discriminatory tool to use in deciding who will work for them, everything from Facebook to body fat. Body mass index (BMI) is now projected to be included as a hiring tool for industries, specifically because of the health care reform laws. | | Life and death's lesson
5/16/2012 | | Whether we want to admit it or not, tragedies are among life's lessons. Tragedies teach us not to do certain things. Those who end up on the wrong side of the tragedy learn a lesson too. Unfortunately, if the lesson learned results in death, then the lesson costs the ultimate price. | |
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