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  • Boblee: Last year at Peoria High, we were squished on those bleachers like sardines. People talked and screamed...
  • The Mouse: Anyone willing to bet against Martin’s prediction? If so, I’ll take that bet!
  • Jon: No, Sharon, I’m not paid by D150 or the charter school. I do appreciate your example of the diffculties in...
  • Sharon assumes: that Jon is paid for PR by the charter school or district 150, so are we to assume she is paid for PR...
  • Sharon Crews: Jon, I erred in declaring a reason why these young people left the charter school–I do not know...
  • Jon: Charlie – I’m know at least one person for whom I’m pretty sure English takes much less effort...
  • Mahkno: At least when it dies, a bunch of County Board members will be on record for endorsing the bait n switch and...
  • Martin Palmer: You wonder.What a hoot! Other than Merle possably 2nd it it will die a quick death.
  • Sharon Crews: Emerge, the “if your school is a failing school”–lots of luck in trying to get a...
  • daveadams: Thanks Jon for digging up the numbers for the surrounding districts. Peoria’s growth in costs is...
  • Frustrated: Sorry Charlie – but science and math in the higher MS grades and HS require more effor for most...
  • charlie: “May(be) some (are)leaving Quest because the study of math and science involved a lot of...
  • EmergePeoria: … and if people are “fleeing” the charter school because of the math and science,...
  • maddy: Perhaps the city could arrange for Park ‘n Ride service from the respective high school parking lots for...
  • EmergePeoria: Sharon: If the school in your attendance area is a failing school, you have a choice to go to other...

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Callahan: Pundit optimism vs. PJStar pessimism

Billy Dennis admits he’s optimistic about Colleen Callahan’s chances of winning the 18th Congressional District seat in the U. S. House of Representatives this November:

Think about it: More than 700 people crowded into a basement of a tiny building on the outskirts of Kickapoo, Ill., to show their support for a woman whom all the experts [...]