State aid formula change will help. A little.
      The governor is set to soon roll out the particulars of a new school funding formula that will seek to rework the way that state aid is doled out to local school districts. Under the current model, the state determines who gets how much aid depending on the location of the district in question, w...
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Coda
Here's a gift idea that is wheely, wheely practical
GREG BEAN
      Idon't know about you, but I've reached the point in my life where I've got pretty much everything I need, and with a few exceptions, so does my wife. This is a pleasant circumstance for the two of us empty-nesters. We're content, we live very simply, and on the rare occasion when we need somethi...
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Are We There Yet?
Mom is growing older, but not any wiser
LORI CLINCH
      When my eldest child was very small, he thought I was the smartest woman in the world. That cute little guy always assumed that his mother knew more than his teachers, could tally quicker than the Count on "Sesame Street," and never once did he suspect that I was making stuff up.
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Red State/Blue State
A case of entrapment: so close and yet so far
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Let us know what you think.
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