Author: Jo Minor
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2020 Rockford Women’s March, Saturday, January 18
2020 Rockford Women’s March, January 18. Photo courtesy of Rick Kurtz.
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This Week with the League, December 2-8, 2019.
Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. The Holidays are upon us in full force. These next weeks promise to be busy for everyone, including the League. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 the Health Committee meets: 5:00 PM at Meg’s on Alpine Thursday, December 5, 2019 Voter Services Committee Meets:9:30 AM at Mary’s Market at 4431 East State Street Friday, December 6, 2019 the LWVGR and […]
Read More![School resource officer Curtis Sockwell, a member of the Rockford Police Department, walks the halls on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Auburn High School in Rockford. [SCOTT P. YATES/RRSTAR.COM STAFF]](https://lwvgr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/D97093F0-A428-44BF-87EA-89BA4752955E.jpeg)
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No Armed Resource Personnel in Schools-Illinois Association of School Boards’ Vote Fails
School boards across Illinois voted down a resolution that would have put their support behind efforts to allow school districts to have trained and armed teachers and staff.
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NRA Shill, Dana Loesch, smears groups Moms Demand Action and League of Women Voters for Opposing Armed School Guards.
Misuses the term, “Carpetbaggers,” is in need of dictionary.
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No Armed School Security Guards
The LWVIL urges members of the community to contact your local School Board and urge a “no” vote on resolutions #1 and #3 at the IASB Conference in November.
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