Teachers union to consider merit based raises in NEA talks
CHICAGO AP The NEA, the nation s largest teachers union, weighs pay tied to teaching quality rather than tenure as nearly 10 000 delegates decide strategies for local units amid proposed bonus pay plans in bargaining. The debate covers fairness and potential benefits, with support from some state leaders and critics warning of inequities for difficult student cases.
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Chicago
National Education Association
NEA
Bob Chase
New York
Rudolph Guiliani
Cincinnati
Chase
Ladbroke’s Off-Track Betting Shines in Union Township
Ladbroke’s off-track betting in Union Township marks 10 years as a hub for horse racing fans since its 1990 opening. Ted McKenna notes it as the state’s second-best site and the most profitable LAT facility, averaging about $42 million in handle annually with 300 TVs across 20 tracks daily. Sidetracks Sports Bar, opened in 1997, adds 35 TVs and broadcasts major sports alongside racing.
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Ladbroke
Union Township
Ladbroke’s
Pennsylvania
Ted McKenna
Sidetracks
West Point Grad Rachel Kovacevic Builds Military Career
Second in a series profiles Rachel Kovacevic a Riverside High School graduate who became part of the U S Military Academy class of 2000 at West Point She recalls choosing West Point over the Air Force and plans an officers basic course at Fort Gordon before joining her husband Todd Balog at Fort Bragg N C later this year
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Hudson River
United States Military Academy
West Point
N Y
Kovacevic
Riverside High School
Beaver County
U.S. Air Force
Fort Gordon
Georgia
Todd Balog
Fort Bragg
N.C
Klink Wins Democratic Senate Nomination in Pennsylvania
U S Rep Ron Klink clinched the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate with 42 percent, defeating Allyson Schwartz by 16 points while carrying 16 western Pennsylvania counties by large margins. He won 74 percent in his district and only 5.5 percent in Philadelphia and nearby counties.
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U.S
Ron Klink
U.S. Senate
Allyson Schwartz
Tom Foley
Klink
Pennsylvania
Schwartz
Foley
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Philadelphia
Rick Santorum
Manna
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New Castle News
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West Point Grad
Inside Politics
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Lawrence County
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Odat
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W. Moody
Hazel D. Evans
Greensburg
Josephine Gates
Haven Home
Edith E. Guy
North Sewickley
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Mildred J. Lockhart
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Ronald C. Nicholson
Hubbard
Ohio
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Jameson Care Center
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Ellwood City
Louis J. Roselli Sr
E. Oakwood Way
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