Parents Angry Over School Suspensions Brighten Norwalk Forum
A Norwalk Public Forum letter argues discipline has failed despite paddling or detention and urges parent involvement. It defends the new Norwalk High School administration, cites 858 students with fewer than 5 percent suspended, praises quieter halls, and calls for cooperation among parents teachers and administrators. The piece lists signatories Sandy Sweet and fellow seniors.
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Little Angels
Norwalk
Norwalk High School
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Arysdyj
Frederick the Great
Family confronts new development in Dear Abby column
A reader from Hudson, Massachusetts asks about her husband, a 47 year old who is a transvestite and now hormone treatment, fearing a female shaped husband. Abby suggests candid dialogue to plan their future as the husband may be preparing for sex change.
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Abby
Like Old Times Saga Of A Swindler In Wakeman
The long tale of Martin and George Van Fleet unfolds from 1884 county treasurer embezzlement to multiple trials and flight to Joliet. George’s bigamy and forged drafts exposed, Martin located in Brantford then returned to face Huron County, ending with parole and later work as a streetcar conductor. The piece closes with a 1868 Norwalk blizzard record of 14 degrees and heavy snowfall.
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Martin O. van Fleet
van Fleet
Wakemar
George
Martin
Martin van Fleet
Brantford
Ontario
Canada
Huron County
State Penitentiary
Cleveland
George van Fleet
Wakeman
Common Pleas
John Gardiner
Norwalk
Huron County Bank
George B. van Fleet
Chicago
Frances Green
Indiana
Illinois
Cook County
Joliet
Ill
Huron County Common Pleas Court
R.T. Seymour
Ohio
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Reflector’s Public Forum
Sandy Sweet
Shirley Gray
Sally Sawyer
Maribeth Shankman
Marybeth Obermiller
Mark Brandts
Greg Russell
Dave Parr
Glen Smillie
Mark Sindlinger
Daryl Ditz
Scott Betschman
Steve Farkas
Jean Newland
OCU
Ananias
Gen. Bradley
Severinsen
Summit
Joseph
Iago
Rome's Marshes
MNWRG
Guwnedy
Cheaso Tribune
Abigail van Buren
Hudson, Mass
Dad
Ralphie
UPI News Service
Circulation
Milan
Monroeville
North Fairfield
Greenwich
New London
Willard
Huron
Erie
U.S
MR. Kirby
MR. Mills
Fin
Sete
WASPS
Paw
Sheriff
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