Opinion Stories from June 25, 2015 (Change date)
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Editorial: The will needed for our schools to meet Our Promise to Our KidsJun 26, 2015 6:57 am - In our Monday editorial launching this series of commentaries, we attempted to encourage the public will to meet the high stakes involved in making school successful for...
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Now is the time to raise our voices for clean waterJun 26, 2015 2:47 pm - For more than 40 years, I've enjoyed the beauty of Illinois' outdoors. From white bass fishing on the Vermilion River as a child to fly fishing for smallmouth bass on th...
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Editorial: School's focus on structure builds culture of hopeJun 25, 2015 7:01 am - Kids from poor families have potential, just as all kids have. Many simply don't have the same built-in expectations for school and career or the added backing of parent...
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Seeds of modern democracy were planted by Magna CartaJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - This week of June 15 is being celebrated all over the civilized world as the 800th anniversary of one of the major events in human history - an event that has led us to ...
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Rauner is showing his true political colorsJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - When I open my Daily Herald, even before I go to the editorial and oped pages, I read the Pickles cartoon. On June 15, Earl explained to his little grandson, "Well, that...
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A compelling show of grace, dignityJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Regarding The Daily Herald's June 20 article " Families Forgive": In the midst of unbearable suffering, the families of the nine victims of Emanuel African Methodist Epi...
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Get involved in today's important issuesJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - We're at a critical time. The only way to get meaningful legislation passed at the state and federal level is if we are making our voices heard. We need to support p...
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For Hillary, a new Iraq War trapJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - President Obama's decision to send 450 more American troops to Iraq has put Hillary Clinton in a tough spot. What will she say about the fight against the Islamic State ...
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Sensible budget is possibleJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - First, I applaud Gov. Rauner's attempts to instill fiscal responsibility on the various levels of government as well as on government worker pensions. Second, the pre...
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School pension payments are not penaltiesJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - In a recent news story about Palatine Township Elementary District 15, the Daily Herald incorrectly labeled payments made by school districts to Teachers' Retirement Sys...
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