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I believe that teachers committed to the community are the ones who deserve to earn the top dollar, a starting salary of a quarter million dollars a year.
Michael Clarke Duncan
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Michael Clarke Duncan
Age: 54 †
Born: 1957
Born: December 10
Died: 2012
Died: September 3
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