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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jan 23, 2023, 10:31 AM Jan 2023

Here's why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot can't ask teachers to help her reelection campaign

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Here’s why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot can’t ask teachers to help her reelection campaign
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot backtracked on an email sent by a campaign staffer to public school teachers last week asking them to



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Here's why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot can't ask teachers to help her reelection campaign (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 OP
Lemme guess ... the GOP are suddenly deeply concerned about teacher's academic freedom? Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #1
 

Hugh_Lebowski

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1. Lemme guess ... the GOP are suddenly deeply concerned about teacher's academic freedom?
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 10:43 AM
Jan 2023

For real though as soon as I read that story I was like ... this is not going to go well for her.

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