Oakwood Hills Opinion
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:01 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:01 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...
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Community college a valuable resourceSep 14, 2011 5:01 am - History has told us that as the economy sours, more and more people turn to their neighborhood community college to regroup, retrain and look for new careers. And that h...
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Don’t blame the passenger jetsJul 15, 2011 3:01 am - Since the tiny article mentioned on the opinion page of the July 9 Daily Herald titled, “A Different Climate Change,” I have to remark on this study by the journal Scien...
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 10:02 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Consider motivation next time aroundMar 30, 2011 7:25 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board In the fall of 2009, kids fresh out of high school who wanted an education at McHenry County College were given a golden opportunity: Free t...
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McHenry County College, two-year: BogarMar 15, 2011 6:54 pm - Although Dennis Adams is technically an incumbent for the remainder of Donna Kurtz’s term as McHenry County College trustee, he has only held that position since Novembe...
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Dewitt, Liddell for McHenry County College six-year termMar 15, 2011 6:54 pm - McHenry County College is fortunate to have many qualified candidates running for two open board seats for a six-year term. Incumbent Bob DeWitt should continue to provi...
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McHenry County Board District 2: Koehler, KurtzOct 21, 2010 6:29 pm - District 2 continues its luck of having more qualified candidates than seats, and the three candidates for two seats have similar stances on the issues, so the question ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Listen on Molly, EvanAug 11, 2010 5:41 pm - 'Work hard, follow your dream': No one can bring that message home better than people like local Olympians Evan Lysacek and Molly Schaus and, more recently, Glenb...