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SB 136 – A Hot Topic for Illinois Homeschoolers
Earlier this week, I wrote in to the SouthtownStar Newspaper about the proposed SB 136 bill, put forth by Sen. Edward Maloney, 18th District (my district), here in Illinois. The same day that the newspaper published an abridged version of my letter (see my post on that here), it also published a letter from one Dana P. Zigmund. Today’s post is a comment I wrote on the...
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Illinois: Trying to Regulate Homeschoolers
Last week, Senator Edward Maloney, Illinois 18th District, introduced SB136, which will require non-public school students to register with the Illinois State Board of Education. This would include both private school students and homeschool students. I recently wrote in a letter to the SouthtownStar, after reading a column about the subject by Fran Eaton. Below is my letter, in...
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Ask Them What They Mean By ‘Ch...
“The undeniable fact is that those who defend the destruction of...
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Christmas Eve 2010
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day; their old familiar carols play,...
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Remembering Uncle John
“Trust in God’s timing. It’s always right.” (This...
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Spam-a-Lot
In the last few weeks, I’ve gotten many comments to this blog....
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Crazy Cat Moves to WordPress
With the help of my son, Doug, and a nice little article online at...
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Remembering Remo
He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do...
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It’s That Time of Year
The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves...
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It’s All in the Family
Today, I had the pleasure of attending a family reunion. This was for my...