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Board should reconsider school calendar vote
DEAR EDITOR : First of all, we do not want our summers cut any shorter. Secondly, starting school during the hottest part of the year is not good for the students, the environment or the cou...
November 20, 2009 01:00 AM | 6 6 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abraham has been criticized enough
DEAR EDITOR : Enough is enough? Haven’t we read enough editorials criticizing the Cobb school board in general and its chairman Dr. John Abraham in particular? As a longtime resident of...
November 19, 2009 01:00 AM | 7 7 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Band students will be hurt
DEAR EDITOR : The letter from Michael Reid, band Director at Osborne (“Band leader deeply ashamed of calendar vote,” Wednesday’s MDJ ) was on target, but not what I expecte...
November 19, 2009 01:00 AM | 3 3 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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CobbWEB: MDJonline readers sound off on Cobb school board issues
EDITOR’S NOTE : Below is a selection of responses shared by readers of MDJOnline.com in reaction to recent MDJ stories … School board editorial: Enough is enough The Sarge wrote...
November 19, 2009 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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New calendar breaks students' concentration repeatedly
DEAR EDITOR : If I remember correctly, teachers were up in arms not too long ago because CRCT testing was scheduled the week prior to spring break. The testing was eventually moved to after t...
November 18, 2009 01:00 AM | 3 3 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vote was first step toward year-round schools in Cobb
DEAR EDITOR : Thanks, Cobb County school board, for giving me even more anxiety about the direction our country is headed. I don’t like the “balanced” calendar. Never did an...
November 13, 2009 01:00 AM | 11 11 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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CobbWEB: MDJonline readers sound off on health fix, Isakson position
EDITOR’S NOTE : Below is a selection of responses shared by readers of MDJOnline.com in reaction to recent MDJ stories … Around Town: Nuclear no-go – Isakson warns against ...
November 12, 2009 01:00 AM | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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CobbWEB: MDJonline readers sound off on city elections, Gingrey
EDITOR’S NOTE : Below is a selection of responses shared by readers of MDJOnline.com in reaction to recent MDJ stories … The Marietta elections … What a shame wrote –...
November 05, 2009 01:00 AM | 3 3 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rev. Crooks needs to 'hit his knees' on cell tower vote
DEAR EDITOR : It is interesting and troubling that our school board continues to break their own laws about public notification and why members voted the way they did, or did not vote, on the...
October 27, 2009 01:00 AM | 4 4 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Board should reapprove Eastvalley cell tower
DEAR EDITOR : I am a parent of a rising fourth grader at Eastvalley Elementary, a rising sixth grader at East Cobb, and the treasurer of Eastvalley Foundation. I understand that the cell towe...
October 18, 2009 01:00 AM | 11 11 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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