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Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday
Redistricting “I attended the redistricting meeting and heard several residents ask the WJC School Board to fix problems at D.J. Montague Elementary. I listened to parents ask for help through redistricting to allow more affluent neighborhoods to be redistricted to go there and how unfair the process was last time. Montague had failing SOL scores two years before Matoaka opened, with Governor’s ...

What next for US-Israel relations?
Diplomats from the US, Russia, EU and UN have called on Israel to stop building settlements. What are the chances of Israeli Palestinian talks starting?

Health-care roundup
The Times’ editorial titled “Congress must reject health-reform bill” [Opinion, March 16] lacks both coherence and compassion. Jobs are a high priority but so is the war, financial-system reform, environment and health care.

Oak Park & River Forest Community Calendar
Oak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Your Page. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. E-mail oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax (708) 383-3678; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1010 W. Lake St., Suite 104, Oak Park ...

Prospect Ryan Westmoreland Undergoes Successful Brain Sugery
Red Sox outfield prospect Ryan Westmoreland underwent successful brain surgery to remove a cavernous malformation Tuesday in Arizona, according to general manager Theo Epstein. Westmoreland, 19, was in surgery for five hours at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. According to team officials, he remains in intensive care but came through the procedure "well." The Portsmouth, R.I ...

Gaming consultant warns that Singapore IRs may not be profitable after all
Written by Our Correspondent In a sign that the establishment is starting to have doubts on the profitability of Singapore’s two integrated resorts (IRs), the Straits Times published an unusual article today containing an interview with gaming and hospitality consultant Mr Ronald Tan who sounded the alarm bells of the long-term prospects of the IRs. Mr Tan opined [...]

Report: Ryan Westmoreland's Brain Surgery 'Went Well'
According to a report by ESPN.com, brain surgery on Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland earlier on Tuesday "went well." The team has not released any official word on the procedure, but the 19-year-old Westmoreland did undergo surgery to remove a cavernous malformation of the brain, a vascular condition that can prove fatal in a very small number of patients. On Saturday night, word was passed ...

FOR KIDS: What the appendix is good for
Some body parts seem pointless but in fact have purpose