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    Monroe County, Illinois Monroe County is very unique and has many towns and cities in it that have very fasinating facts about them. Some of the towns and cities are Glasgow City, Renault, Chalfin Bridge, and Waterloo. Even though the towns have fasinating facts, the facts about just the county in general and where it was given the name from is also very interesting. The population and type of people in the population can be very unusual but interesting also. Fasinating and interesting, the population

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    shared a portion of the 2015 Community Needs Assessment. She stated Monroe’s population is just over 150,000, which is a slight increase from 2013. The poverty rate in Monroe County has nearly doubled in 15 years. The rate was 6.4% in 2000, and it’s currently at 12.5%. When compared to the state and national poverty level, Monroe is lower than both. Single female head of households and African Americans make

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    Life Till I’m Thirty By:Qusai Tambawalla 6th hour Have you ever wondered about how life will be until you're thirty years old? Do you know what career you’ll choose, what hobby you will take part of, where you live, and what family you want? I have a long time till I’m thirty years old, but I already started to plan. What I do today could impact my future! So, here are my plans until I become thirty years old. I want to go to University of Michigan for Dentistry in Ann Arbor to become an orthodontist

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    Superintendent Comments Monroe High School began testing today with our 9th and 10th grade students participating in the PSAT, and our juniors will be taking the SAT, WorkKeys and M-STEP. The 12th grade students are not testing and did not go to school today, but Mrs. Kreps and her team developed a number of innovative activities for them to prepare for college and careers. Kindergarten registration will take place April 25-27 at Riverside Early Learning Center. Twenty-two Monroe Public Schools students

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    People often leave Key Largo with memories of spectacular scuba diving and snorkeling thanks to full-service diving centers like Sea Dwellers Dive Center. But did you know that Key Largo is also famous for its sailing adventures, eco-tours, and dolphin encounters? The Florida Keys are a unique coral cay archipelago that serves as a home to some of the most exciting wildlife and unforgettable water adventures in the world. Here are some of Key Largo’s most exhilarating adventures: Diving and Snorkeling:

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    Marathon Key Attracting Boaters and Tourists Alike The keys are a unique place to fish or simply visit. Lands surrounded by water that flow into one another offering some of the best views from land and sea to be found anywhere. Among these coveted fishing and tourist spots is Marathon Key, Florida. This area of the state is not quite at the lowest part of Florida, but is right next to it. With a population of almost 10,000 residents, Marathon Key is among the newest incorporated cities in Florida

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    At the turn of the century, American readers were interested only in stories with happy endings, where goodness was praised and evil was punished. They did not particularly care if that was a false interpretation of the way life really was. When men such as Frank Norris, the author of The Octopus, wrote angrily of the injustices and poverty to be found in America, readers turned away. The Octopus made them change their minds. The course of the novel and the reality of its characters held the readers’

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    To Love Or Be Loved In the book Spoon River Anthology, author Edgar Lee Masters uses epitaphs to recap the lives of the Midwestern people that lived in a town called Spoon River. Masters awakens the souls of the people to tell the secrets of their lives and the myths of moral superiority of the town. Spoon River is an evil and corrupt city filled with sneaky, conniving people and a few good hearts. Spoon River Anthology describes the relationships and marriages of the people in the town. Some of

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    In the past research, I found that Orland Park is a great place to live. It has a nice neighborhood, great schools, and great houses. Recently, I began doing research to find out more information on the housing market in Orland. Before I researched the housing market, I was almost certain that Orland would do extremely well in the housing market. I was thinking that they would have a lot of apartments for rent and many houses for sale. In addition, I figured they would be selling extremely well.

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    We will be reviewing the case study based on the Village of Oakwood. The Village of Oakwood is a little residential community located with a larger metropolitan area. The population of Village of Oakwood is almost 20,000, and is one of roughly 340 residential municipalities in the metropolitan area. Based on the fact that Le Blanc was frustrated that he was not included in the final boundary-line negotiations. Le Blanc has spent enormous amount of time collecting data from residents concerning

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