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WHERE
THEY STAND
Wish
list—new schools, new perspectives, new ideas
LDN
wants to know how you would design
the new school
[MARCH
24, 2000] It’s
been a long time since Lincoln has been able to look forward to the
prospect of a new school building. The possibility of two new
buildings, which would replace the existing Central Elementary
School and Lincoln Junior High School, was approved this month by
the District 27 school board. This is a once-in-a-lifetime
phenomenon. Now that the board has made its decision and is
preparing plans to secure state financial support; teachers, parents
and administrators are beginning to think about what the new schools
could include.
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HEALTH
& FITNESS
When
in doubt, throw it out
A
closer look at food safety
[MARCH
24, 2000]
"Why
do I seem to be getting the flu three or four times a year? My
neighbor doesn’t have it, and the people I work with aren’t
sick, either." If you’re asking yourself this question,
maybe it’s not the flu. Maybe it’s something you ate. Maybe,
in fact, it’s a food-borne illness.
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HOW
WE STACK UP
Food
stamps
[MARCH
24, 2000] How
does Logan County stack up in terms of food stamp distribution?
Today we can size up that question by comparing how many
people receive food stamps in our community with how many food
stamp dollars are being distributed annually. All information is derived from the 1999 Illinois Statistical
Abstract.
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