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It's Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Today, Donnie Johnston opines "it's going to be a long four years," and the Advance invites you to attend a special meeting on cell phone use in local public schools
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“You cannot act upon what you cannot see.”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message, 2024
DONNIE JOHNSTON: When It Comes to Being Comforter-in-Chief ...
By Donnie Johnston
... Donald Trump should stick to the script.
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PUBLIC FORUM INVITATION: Cell Phone Bans and Schools
By Martin Davis
School began without phones in student's hands. As we near the first year of this experiment, are bans working? Join the Advance and local school leaders for a public discussion.
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