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Less than 14 months after losing his re-election bid, Allyn Barnett was appointed to the D99 school  board Monday night by a 4-2 vote, with members Bill White and Deborah Boyle opposing. Voting in favor were board president Julia Beckman, Paul McCarthy, Terry Pavesich and Megan Schroeder. The board reached its decision after a four-hour [...]

The state’s unfunded pension debt passed the $85 billion mark this summer.  That unfunded liability is squeezing out money for other valued needs, such as education and health care. It means the state has less money for things like child-care aid and fixing roads and schools, or paying some of the $1 billion it owes [...]

Updated: 1:50 p.m. The D99 school board will interview Allyn Barnett, Clifford Grammich and Jenny Seddon for the seat vacated by Bob Lemke last month. Former board member Barnett was the only member of the Common Sense for All 99 slate, which included Julia Beckman, Terry Pavesich and Bill White,  who fell short in the [...]

Ten D99 residents have applied for the school board seat vacated last month by Bob Lemke. Most of the applications came in Thursday, the final day to apply for the seat, Board Secretary Joann Power said. Names of the applicants are not being released until the board can discuss at its Monday, May 17, meeting [...]

The process for filling the vacant D99 board seat is well underway, with a deadline of 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 13 for applications. On Monday, May 17, the board will meet in closed session to winnow the field to three candidates.  It remains to be seen whether the names of the three finalists or the [...]

The D99 school board is now accepting applications for the seat vacated by member Bob Lemke on April 30. The board agreed to a timeline for filling the seat at Monday’s workshop meeting. The application form, which can be downloaded from the district website, must be received at the Administrative Service Center, 6301 Springside Ave., [...]

Our 2009 tax bill is officially through the roof, breaking through the $6,000 barrier for the first time. That’s right, $6,000-plus for an 1,875-square-foot, 85-year-old residence on a 50-foot lot. And that’s it for me. This year, I finally will file the appeal I’ve threatened so many times in the past. This year, I’ll stay [...]

I spent an hour on Monday helping to serve dinner to cast and crew members of North High’s upcoming production of the Steinbeck classic Of Mice and Men. And let me tell you, it was a scruffy looking cast, with every third guy sporting a substantial stubble. “For the role,” as they say in Hollywood. [...]

Editor’s note: I apologize in advance for the length of this post, but there is quite a bit of history to cover in order to provide a full perspective. It was “a lot of soul-searching over the past year or two” that led D99 school board member Bob Lemke to announce his resignation at the [...]