Editorial
Parents did the difficult but very noble thing
      One can only imagine the anguish of the parents of 18-year-old Columbia South Carolina student Ryan Schallenberger went through in making the gutwrenching decision to turn their son in to police. The angry young man had ten pounds of ammonium nitrate at his home, and planned to make several bombs ...
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Public commentary
Teachers oppose unfair standards, not accountability
      Dear Editor: Standardized tests are the wrong instruments for determining what makes a good teacher. As president of the Amityville School Board, Michele Sikhrangkur should know that. (See Letters, April 9, 2008.
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DRAWING CONCLUSIONS-
by Kevin Eastwood
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