Deerfield Opinion
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Stable ACT scores can't mask concernsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Why are so few Illinois high school graduates prepared for basic college-level academics? And how can matters be improved? Those again emerge as the most important quest...
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...
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Forest preserve not right for OlympicsAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - I am deeply concerned about the proposal to have the 2016 Summer Olympics' equestrian events in the Lakewood Preserve in Lake County. Forest preserves were charted to "p...
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Experience, not ads, sets behaviorAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - The article, "Brand loyalty at age 4?" (Aug. 7) lacks critical logic. The editors of the Daily Herald obviously want flash over substance. The article's "expert" states ...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Swifter justice: The six-month reviews are in, and they are generally positive for the Lake County Circuit Court's reorganization of its misdemeanor cases. Where misdeme...
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Attitudes must shift on teen drinkingAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to teen drinking, there are a few common "solutions" that all miss the problem. A recent Daily Herald article on the alcohol-related deaths in Deerfield ma...
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Don't pull license when pulled overAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - In Illinois, you need a license to drive. But you also need that license to board an airplane. Or to get a marriage license. There are occasions when you must show a dri...
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Let's condemn and halt all dog fightingAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Cruel and inhumane dog fighting is flourishing and infiltrating the suburbs. The violent and immoral criminals affiliated with dog fighting are profiting through gamblin...
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Memo to NFL: Keep vests, lose logosJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - In order for our work as journalists to mean anything and to be taken seriously, we must bring to our work a number of qualities. That list is lengthy, but a short versi...
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That's one for charter schoolsJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Suburban school officials never have cared much for charter public schools, viewing them mostly as interlopers who siphon cash off from a district's other schools. That ...