January 2009
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Exhuming the Fairness Doctrine
Exhuming the Fairness Doctrine
By Michelle Stoffel ⋅ January 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
The Fairness Doctrine has once again been making headlines, leading conservatives to decry what they characterize as a ‘government gag order’. In case you haven’t been watching a lot of Fox News lately, the “doctrine” is an aging...
World's religions focus of class' whirlwind tour
published Thursday, January 15, 2009 in Pioneer Press papers
By MICHELLE STOFFEL mstoffel@pioneerlocal.com
Students from Northbrook’s Wood Oaks Junior High boarded salt-stained buses last month for a whirlwind tour of the world’s major religions. While listening to presentations at a synagogue, mosque, temple and church, the sixth-graders prodded religious leaders to explain the...
She helps others knit designs into dreams
published on Thursday, January 8, 2009 in Pioneer Press papers
By Michelle Stoffel
Sharon Dreifuss knits at the movie theater. She knits under the table at restaurants. But she is ultimately a product knitter.
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“I’ve never been good at doing art for art’s sake,” the Deerfield resident admits. “when you have seven kids, you can’t do something unless...