Deer Park Opinion
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Yes to negotiate electricity pricesFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - It’s not often voters face a referendum asking for permission to help them save money, but residents in dozens of suburban communities will face such a question March 20...
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Tuition waivers are lawmakers’ job securityJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Your story on tuition waivers and the “skyrocketing tuition costs” is a no brainer: Why don’t the corrupt Illinois politicians who hand out these freebies to campaign co...
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Sharing information not always bestDec 23, 2011 4:00 am - I am writing in response to the editorial Our View, “Why sharing about students must be mandated.” Most people at first glance, I think, would agree sharing information...
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The Soapbox: The end to toll perksNov 19, 2011 4:00 am - A benefit costing a buck or two a day per employee doesn’t sound like much. But $478,300 does. That’s the yearly cost — after a toll increase coming Jan. 1 — of an Illin...
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Both sides need to be publishedNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Your recent articles regarding the AP stories on Ohio’s two voter initiatives completely ignored the other side of the story. Not one mention in any AP story, or any of ...
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Deer Park made right choice on policeNov 12, 2011 4:00 am - I have been a resident of Deer Park for 13 years. I attended the latest public meeting and while I have no problem with the Kildeer police department, it is my belief th...
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:00 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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Comment showed lack of understandingNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - A recent news report said that after CUSD 220 Chief Financial Officer Gary Frisch presented his numbers, he expressed concerns that the board could have been less frugal...
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School districts are bleeding us dryOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I would like to take this opportunity to thank those individuals responsible for raising my school taxes. My 2010 property tax bill just arrived. The combined 2010 scho...
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Students need education not testing on drugsOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Would drug testing have saved the life of the 18-year-old Lake Zurich man who died of a heroin overdose? Probably not. Despite a short-lived high, marijuana is the only ...