Deer Park Opinion
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Legalization is answer, not testingOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - When I was in high school I learned that alcohol prohibition failed because people still wanted to consume alcohol even though it was dangerous and illegal. Illicit drug...
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Our View on school drug tests: Proceed, but protectSep 23, 2011 4:00 am - It’s no secret the suburbs have a drug abuse problem among teens. Young people know how to find drugs, and they continue to get hooked at great cost to themselves, their...
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Schools should keep social media policies currentSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - School officials have long cautioned employees against inappropriate relationships with students. Headlines about criminal charges attest that such relationships sometim...
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Thanks for helping stop Muddy PawsSep 17, 2011 5:00 am - To all who gave so much of themselves to ensure justice was done in the Muddy Paws case, thank you. The animals that died have found peace in the meadows described in th...
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Community college a valuable resourceSep 14, 2011 5:00 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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The SoapboxSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Solemn weekend: We don’t fully understand the magic of some numbers, but this 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorism surely carries a solemnity not evident in previous a...
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Worthy goal should become a modelSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - First, some facts and figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control: Ÿ Obesity among children and adolescents has nearly tripled over the past 30 years — from just o...
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Harper remedial program grows successful adultsJul 31, 2011 3:00 am - Some young adults were disappointed to learn Harper College officials believed they needed a bridge into college life. Monika Pasek didn't want to hear that she needed t...
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Lauds Harper’s efforts for specials needs kidsJul 31, 2011 3:00 am - I would like to thank Harper College’s Dr. Kenneth Ender, Dean Mark Mrozinski, Scott Cashman and members of the Continuing Education Department for listening to parents ...
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A creative solution in troubled timesJun 28, 2011 9:00 pm - Layoffs, cutbacks, reductions, consolidation — it’s the language of government today. The state’s financial problems have all but eliminated funding to municipalities, s...