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Friday, March 25, 2011

District 113 School Board Candidate Q&A: Carl Lambrecht

One of three candidates opposed to District 113's referendum discusses why he's running for school board.

Background: Carl Lambrecht owns Laurel Industries, an optics company located in Highland Park. He is one of three candidates opposed to District 113's $133 million referendum. Highland Park Patch: Why run for the school board? Carl Lambrecht: To stimulate the school board and the community to improve the laws governing education, some of which inhibit positive change and increase the cost of education. This means managing the Illinois Association of School Boards. The laws should address support for the students. Teachers should not be blocked by law to teach students. HP Patch: What are some of the things you would like to see change if elected? Lambrecht: An organization called the Illinois Association of School Boards publishes the “…

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Some District 113 Candidates Avoid Referendum Minefield

Half of those in high school board race dodge taking stand on $133 million measure during debate.

Most of the 10 candidates running for four seats on the Township District 113 School Board danced around the question about the $133 million referendum on the April 5 ballot during a recent forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters at the Highland Park Country Club.  Candidates Corinne Bronson-Adatto, David Greenberg, Debra Hymen, Carl Lambrecht, Mark Mulert, Marjie Rosen Sandlow, David Small, Michael Smith and Steven Narrod answered questions about fiscal responsibility, school consolidation, the pension scandal, the role of a board member and their credentials for election during an hourlong debate on March 6.  The 10th candidate, Matilda Manfredini, was not present. George Pierachi made a statement on her behalf but was not able to …

Jill

12:10 pm on Tuesday, April 5, 2011

I would guesss ( and it's only a guess) that since she has four children in the school system, she would be most likely be in favor of the Referendum. Again, it's just a guess. She does attend Friday night football games under the lights, so my supposition is that she is not a fan of the aforementioned candidate.   more ›

Sunday, March 6, 2011

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27 Candidates Take Your Questions

Photo gallery highlights key quotes from Sunday's candidate forum.

The League of Women Voters held its candidate forum  Sunday at the Highland Park Country Club. The event began with the candidates for School Board District 113. Audience members wrote questions down on notecards while the candidates made their opening remarks, which were simlar to those given at the District 113 forum at Congregation Solel held last Sunday. Candidates discussed their positions on the  $133 million referendum as well as how they felt about pension spiking and school district consolidation. Next were the candidates for District 112 School Board, followed by mayoral candidates Terri Olian and Nancy Rotering. Then came the city council candidates, and the event concluded with the park district board candidates.  See key …

Amy

12:57 pm on Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Leslie, ALL of the 112 School Board candidates participated in the Strategic Planning Process. Paul is not alone in that. Michael Cohn and Yumi Ross have also regularly attended school board meetings, as has Bruce Hymen (as a member of the current board). This absolutely does not set Paul apart from the others. You say that Highland Park and Highwood are composed of bright, independent thinkers…   more ›

Friday, March 4, 2011

District 113 Forum Shows Divide Among Candidates

Bond referendum and consolidation are hot topics for the 10 school board hopefuls.

The 10 candidates for the District 113 school system introduced themselves and took questions from a small audience at a forum at Congregation Solel last Sunday. Though it was far from the only topic discussed during the hour-long event, the contentious referendum for a $133 million bond issue came up repeatedly. "The plan is not well thought out; it's too expensive," said David Greenberg during his opening remarks. Greenberg, the owner of business and technology consultancy, said he was against the renovation project that would see huge improvements to both Deerfield and Highland Park high schools. Other candidates joined Greenberg in voicing their opposition to the plan, often in the same breath as their names. Carl Lambrecht, for …

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David Greenberg

9:50 am on Tuesday, March 8, 2011

I point out the items that could happen, because (short of the death) they do happen with regularity on construction projects. None of these items have been brought to the attention of the surrounding neighborhood - and it's my experience that people often don't have a chance to object or discuss something until it's already happening and too late to deal with - then you hear people saying "I …   more ›

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