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Article: POSITIVE-THINKING PLAN HAS ABROOKIN SCRATCHING HIS HEAD.(Local)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 6, 1992
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Byline: Richard Wexler Staff writer
Debate over a new Albany Board of Education policy intended to encourage positive thinking has raised questions about whether one of the board members always thinks for himself. At Tuesday night's school board meeting, the board approved a resolution proposed by board member Theresa Swidorski requiring that board members and top administrators pay $1 into a special fund for education any time they utter the words "You/we can't do that" or "We've never done it that way before" or any variation on that idea.
Board member Manny Abrookin drew a big laugh from the audience when he concluded: "I must vote no on this ...
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Article: SEVERAL UNIONS BACK ABROOKIN IN SCHOOL RACE.(Local)
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November 3, 1990 ;
640 words
... ... Byline: Richard Wexler Staff writer Manny Abrookin, an incumbent seeking re-election ... can choose any three. In addition to Abrookin, incumbents Patrick Amodeo and Ward ... candidates. Amodeo said he will vote for Abrookin as well as himself. "This is a democracy ...
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