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Superintendent Art Johnson listens to teachers' union President Robert Dow Wednesday morning. The proposed agreement would not give teachers any raises but would give them a one-time $500 bonus, Johnson said. "It's not a lot of money," Johnson said. "It's really more symbolic."
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By KEVIN D. THOMPSON
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Updated: 12:41 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011
Posted: 11:51 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011
Robert Dow, Palm Beach County's fiery teachers' union president, will seek re-election, despite suffering from an incurable form of leukemia he said could kill him at any time.
"I almost feel like this isn't my choice," Dow said. "It's a calling to duty and what I'm supposed to do."
Dow, who was elected by almost a 2-1 margin in 2008 after