Wasco Opinion
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Allow advertising in schoolsDec 13, 2011 4:01 am - Schools should permit product advertising to raise money for programs, thereby keeping citizens’ taxes low. Advertising should be permitted in public schools because it ...
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Don’t pay students for good gradesDec 10, 2011 4:01 am - The debate over whether students should be paid for earning good grades in school is currently a popular topic. I believe students should not be given any type of paymen...
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Allow book rental; help ECC studentsDec 09, 2011 4:01 am - A school or a college’s job is not only to educate its students, but also help them and when possible in every way. I think that Elgin Community College should allow its...
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Slots at Arlington good for horse racingDec 09, 2011 4:01 am - Illinois is losing business to other states in the gambling industry. The Illinois board would allow slots at Arlington Park. Adding slots at Arlington Park will not kil...
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Paying back loans should be no-brainerNov 30, 2011 4:01 am - A recent article quotes Elgin Community College’s director of financial aid and scholarships saying that some student borrowers don’t understand they have to pay back th...
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Editorial: A salute to ESO and suburban arts that inspire and lift spiritsNov 25, 2011 3:01 am - The suburbs are not as homogeneous as city dwellers would have you believe. You’ll find many have a strong identity of their own that people drive for miles to experienc...
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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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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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Banks skate because of who they knowAug 18, 2011 5:01 am - I have to correct a statement made by Anna Marie Kukec in your business section that ran Aug. 11. The statement read, “The robo-signing controversy started in October 20...
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Wage war on terror more effectivelyMay 30, 2011 1:44 pm - My prayer is that President Obama will use the termination of the hunt for Osama bin Laden to pivot U.S. strategy in order to fight the war on terrorism effectively. I h...