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The thought is inevitable: “Here we go again.” Hop in the time travel capsule and journey back to the political Gathering Storm of 1968.

WILMINGTON — Su­perintendent Dr. Glenn Brand’s report for the School Committee on Wed­nesday, Feb. 14 pertained to the Technology Plan­ning Committee and a Special Education presentation.

WILMINGTON — The School Committee continued their discussion on the past year’s MCAS results delivered by As­sistant Superintendent Christine Elliott at their meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Again the City of St Helens shows a lack of concern for transparency.

Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times The Chicago Police Department was so disorganized and unprepared during last summer’s unrest and mayhem following the murder of George Floyd, some cops used their own money to rent vehicles to take them to hot spots — and even spent personal cash to buy zip ties for mass arrests. Meanwhile, peaceful protesters were verbally abused, tackled and pushed down stairs by police. Editorials That’s the word from a 464-page report released Tuesday that blamed a la...

Who are the San Antonio, Texas, school board members who unanimously fired four teachers? On May 10, the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) school board voted unanimously to fire Rachell Tucker, a dual language kindergarten teacher at Highland Park Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas. The firing took place after Tucker had advocated for increased safety measures and the halting of in-person learning at her school amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Three other teachers were fired at th...

Provided Edward L. “Buzz” Palmer co-founded Chicago’s Afro-American Patrolmen’s League in 1968 and became a community activist who tried to connect people around the world who saw the Black struggle in America as an impetus for change. Mr. Palmer, a former cop who headed Chicago’s Sister Cities program during Mayor Harold Washington’s administration, died Sunday of prostate cancer at his South Shore home. He was 84. Buzz Palmer (left), who headed the Sister Cities initiative for May...