Evanston Opinion
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Editorial: Roskam, Schakowsky and Congressional travelAug 04, 2013 5:00 am - In one of the more innocuous trips Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston took in the past six years, Comedy Central paid $480 to fly her to New York on June 4, 2007. What did ...
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Editorial voice and the question of judgmentsAug 01, 2013 5:00 am - A common refrain from people who disagree with a Daily Herald editorial factors down to something like, “Who died and made the Daily Herald the judge?” There is a simple...
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Avoid reckless cuts to needyJun 18, 2013 9:26 am - At age 28, Lori never thought she would become too sick to work. But she did. Lori has PTSD, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Fibromyalgia. In 2009, simple tasks became extre...
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Get Senate on board for clean waterMay 31, 2013 10:12 am - As intern at Environment Illinois, I am helping with a project to keep Illinois waterways clean. I was shocked to learn that recently the U.S. Senate defeated an attempt...
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Endorsements: DiLeonardi, Tennes, Meccia for OCC boardMar 13, 2013 5:00 am - Oakton Community College finds itself on the cutting edge of the health care debate. Hours that adjunct professors now work may need to be cut to preserve their part-tim...
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Closing 2 juvenile prisons makes senseDec 03, 2012 4:00 am - Illinois has made tremendous progress over the past decade in cutting the number of youth held in state prisons by investing in alternatives that improve public safety, ...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:58 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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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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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:01 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...