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Fulton Daily News

District Finds Lots of Holes in New Teacher Assessment Plan

Starting next school year, teachers will be described by one of four phrases. The right phrase could lead to tenure, promotion and more money. The wrong phrase could lead to a denial of tenure or even dismissal.

Fulton City School District personnel administrator Tom Greer gave the Board of Education a look at the new rules for performance reviews, which became law in June as part of several changes made by the state to qualify for federal funds in the competitive Race To The Top grant program.

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Oswego Daily News

Crowds Sated With Tastes Of Oswego

Bill Hubel, owner of the Blue Moon Grill in Fulton is hard at work at this year's "Taste."

Hundreds of visitors were able to sample the flavor of the Port City Sunday afternoon. A variety of area restaurants and others took part in the 2010 edition of the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Oswego, sponsored by Alliance Bank. A myriad food was available for all to sample – including a school lunch.

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Pet Health

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Older Cats

Dear Porky and Buddy,

I have two cats, Matilda, age three, and Margo, age seven, and I just took in a nine year old cat whose family was being foreclosed and they had nowhere to go with a pet. Buddy, the new guy, is the oldest cat I have ever had living with me and I am wondering if there are different things should be doing with him because he is a little older.

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