Originally Posted Monday, October 29, 2012

ISTEP and IREAD exams was a hot topic for Candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Democratic candidate Glenda Ritz and Republican incumbent Tony Bennett debated Friday on these education issues. It was their 2nd of two debates before the November 6 election.

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• MONDAY OCTOBER 29, 2012 ...
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• NATIONAL ...
• MASSACHUSETTS-- Thousands of people in Massachusetts are already without power due to Hurricane Sand ...
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• CANADA-- A strong earthquake hit the west coast of Canada Saturday, but there are no reports of majo ...
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• LOS ANGELES-- A minor earthquake rattled Southern California Sunday around 8:24 am. The US Geologica ...
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• FAITH ...
• WASHINGTON-- Same sex marriage. It's something voters in Maryland, Maine and Washington will decide ...
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• INDIANAPOLIS-- A pilot is recovering from minor injuries after crashing his small plane south of Ind ...
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• INDIANAPOLIS-- The new England Pharmacy that is linked to the tainted steroids is about to get a sec ...
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• INDIANAPOLIS-- Here's a chance for you to see the U.S Women's Gymnastics team live. They're coming t ...
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• By typing a few key words, you'll be ready to go on your next job search. Indiana's new career websi ...
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• NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHWEST MI, (MICHIANA) ...
• ELKHART-- The First Baptist Church in Elkhart will be holding their worship service at a different l ...
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• MICHIGAN-- Forecasters also say Michigan will see rain and perhaps even some snow showers mixing in ...
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• SOUTH BEND-- Voters got a chance to hear from Indiana's 2nd district congressional candidates Sunday ...
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• GOSHEN-- Hundreds of Goshen employees who are about to loose their jobs protested.. Workers of Ceque ...
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• VALPARAISO-- A candidate for the Porter County Board of Commissioners is facing DUI charges after be ...
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• NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA ...
• TIPTON-- The Tipton Common Council approved a 2 percent pay increase in 2013 for all employees. The ...
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• ISTEP and IREAD exams was a hot topic for Candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. ...
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• You'll be paying less for PB&J this winter..Peanut butter prices jumped last year after a drought in ...
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• SPORTS ...
• The Fighting Irish are now 3rd in the BCS Standings after its win over Oklahoma Saturday night. The ...
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• The Giants won their second World Series title after beating the Tigers 4-3 Sunday night. This is th ...
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• The Bears claimed a 23-22 victory against the Panthers. ...
• The Gophers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 44-28. ...
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• WEATHER ...
• South Bend / Elkhart / Goshen: ...
• Today ... Partly sunny, with a high near 48 and very windy. Tuesday ... we'll most likely get some r ...
• Kokomo / Walton / Cass: ...
• Today ... Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Tuesday ... A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a ...
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• Both of the Elkhart County Political Parties are still in need of poll workers. ...
• Contact: ...
• Republican Party ...
• Dale Stickel dalestickel@gmail.com 574-522-7555 ...
• Shirley Snyder tsnyder110@aol.com 238-5657 ...
• Democratic Party ...
• Shari Mellin skmellin@comcast.net 574-262-4213 ...
• Joe Williams jaypuu57@yahoo.com 574-574-9440 ...
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