Opinion Stories from December 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Preserve art in our schoolsDec 08, 2014 11:01 pm - Preserve art in our schools If only school boards across the country could understand how much art can change and benefit a student's life. According to PBS's websi...
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Taxpayers subsidized dining at CODDec 08, 2014 11:01 pm - It has been revealed recently that the members of the College of DuPage Board dine together, at taxpayer expense at the subsidized restaurant owed by COD, immediately be...
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State getting its due on pension debacleDec 08, 2014 11:01 pm - State getting its due on pension debacle Three strikes - you're out! That is what the courts are telling the legislative and executive branches of our state governm...
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Editorial: The need for openness on housing projectsDec 08, 2014 10:00 pm - You might be tempted to think local governments communicate with each other better than they do with the rest of us, but that's not always the case. Officials in Ela Tow...
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Bogusz shouldn't try to build dynastyDec 08, 2014 4:01 am - I was sorry to see that Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz decided to open a campaign office to promote his choice of candidates for city council. Political backing for speci...
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Sussman the only one who is listeningDec 08, 2014 4:01 am - As Daily Herald reporter Steve Zalusky has written, there is no question the proposal for a downtown redevelopment will be a major election issue if Trustee Beverly Suss...
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Excess funds one day; a tax hike the next?Dec 08, 2014 4:01 am - The District 214 school board is proposing a 2.4 percent tax levy hike for next year. This fall the board approved unnecessary spending of $45 million that they had in e...
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Both sides must build strong relationshipsDec 08, 2014 4:01 am - A thief who assaulted a business owner and subsequently assaulted and refused to follow a policeman's instructions was killed when confronting that policeman. Does this ...
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Dutch experiment with euthanasia a warningDec 08, 2014 4:01 am - Most of us are familiar with the term "slippery slope." Normally it is used by those opposing a movement or piece of legislation. However, Professor Theo Boer, a Dutch e...
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Don't treat mentally ill as violent thugsDec 08, 2014 4:01 am - The United States Supreme Court has stated: The purpose of a recidivist statute such as that involved here is not to simplify the task of prosecutors, judges or juries. ...
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