Letters to the Editor — November 5, 2009

A lesson to learn Dear Editor, Some people want a right to guaranteed health insurance, and the right to choose poor diets, and take a nap at the mention of the word exercise. The more we emulate foreign countries by putting our hope in centralized government by asking it to take care of us, and [...]

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RCS initiates Home School Partnership program

Rockford Christian School (RCS) recently initiated a community outreach program for home-schooled children in kindergarten up to eighth grade. The Home School Partnership program provides options for families who need help with advanced subjects or those that require specialized training or materials. One Partnership student recently said, “I like the science experiments!” The program offers [...]

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School Beat — November 5, 2009

Bus safety, determining delays, school closings by JAMIE HOSFORD Assistant Superintendent Human Resources Welcome to another school year. We look forward to many successes for you and your children throughout the 2009-2010 school year. The Rockford educational community, along with the entire Rockford community, is truly a special place to live, grow and learn. It [...]

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Main Street by Roger Allen, publisher — November 5, 2009

Tough decision The President is faced with many Americans wanting an end to the war in Afghanistan, but the generals wanting more troops. What’s more, the people (according to a recent survey) think the President should leave the decision to the generals. We need to remember that if you’re a hammer, everything looks like a [...]

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Birthdays — November 7–13, 2009

7th Wendy Anderson, Tom TenBrink, Howard Ward 9th Dennis Trendt 10th Travis King, Karol Steinbach 11th Bill Brinkman 12th Bethel Trendt 13th Larry Harr, Nancy Krupp

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