Still obsessively checking political news, need to stop and get going on my day soon. Looks like we’re currently projected to have the Democrats maintain their very narrow margin in the Senate. Fingers and toes crossed. It’d make a big difference for judicial appointments (let’s try and roll back some more of Trump’s damage), and […]
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I know most of my friends are likely voting the straight Democratic ticket, but that won’t tell you whom to vote for in the judges’ races, and judges are important. Rather than skipping that category, I recommend, “Girl, I Guess” — the progressive voter guide that accepts that sometimes you have to hold your nose
Very happy to announce that OPRF has just been named an Exemplary School — it’s lovely to feel like all the work we do to improve our high school is really moving the needle and having a positive effect. ***** State Names Oak Park and River Forest High School an Exemplary School Recognition signifies performance
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Tonight’s board meeting, 6:30 – 10:40. A long one. I had a bad moment when the board president texted me at 4 to see if I could actually come in for the meeting; I’d previously told him that due to my cough I’d be Zooming. I really wasn’t sure I could sit upright at a
I really just have too much work at the moment — it’s a STUPID amount of work. I hate to say it, but in retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have run for school board, given how much of a time commitment it is to do it (at least the way I do it, with reading the
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Delighted that OPPL has selected a new library director — Dixon looks like a terrific choice. “Joslyn’s previous position was as Director of Newark Public Library…Joslyn is elated to return to her Chicago-area roots and the Oak Park Public Library. She began the first Librarians of Color Forum for the Virginia Library Association, is a
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Despite a hacking cough (yes, it’s just a cold), I managed to get through tonight’s school board meeting by virtue of the almost constant application of medicated cough drops + hot tea with honey. Feeling grateful for a mercifully brief meeting tonight — only two hours! That’s amazing! I am now going to reward myself
My first year on the school board I was so busy, I basically only managed time for the official meetings. I’ve been able to go to a few more events this fall, which has been really great for getting to know students, staff, and faculty better. Yesterday, I went to the Rainbow Celebration at OPRF,
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OPRF board meeting, done, 6:30 – 11 p.m., with a few 5-minute breaks in there, when we were switching from open to closed session and back again. SO TIRED. I have a tendency to believe I can bend space and time. Unfortunately, I cannot. In two years and a few months, I’ll have to decide
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