Glenview Opinion
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Get real about drugs by legalizing potJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - While I sympathize with parents who have lost children to heroin, the billboard at the center of the story suggesting that cannabis is a necessary precursor to heroin ex...
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Herald should back Stevenson studentsJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The about-face taken by the Daily Herald editorial board took two days. Your Dec. 17 editorial "strongly urging" Congress to pass The Free Flow of Information Act is a s...
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Comic is taking an ugly turnJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Rusty is stuck under a car awaiting the tide that will drown him. A few weeks ago he was harassed by poachers and nearly became crocodile dinner. It seems like every oth...
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Can't afford to cut career, tech fundingJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - In the next decade, a large percentage of jobs in Illinois - 41 percent - will be at the "middle skill" level, requiring more education than a high school diploma but le...
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Column was terrible choice for ChristmasJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The article you decided to put in the Daily Herald of all days (Christmas) by Susan Estrich totally ruined my morning ritual of reading the Daily Herald and left me with...
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We're losing faith in Obama's abilityJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama's policies, performance, and attitudes are putting all of us, including his staunchest supporters, at higher levels of risk. The "underwear" bomber incid...
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Democrats must fight attention deficitJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The Republican Party, not the Democratic one, has discovered the formula for near White House dominance for years to come. Beginning with Ronald Reagan's administration ...
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Ignore labels, hold them accountableJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I have to wonder as I'm sitting watching the headlines, reading the newspaper and listening to talk radio: Does America have an adequate political system anymore? Do the...
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Elgin overhaul needs to be speeded upJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The Elgin Streetscape Improvement Project is a six-year construction plan from 2006 to 2012 costing $40 million to upgrade and develop the utilities, sidewalks, and road...
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Rethinking the basis for teacher salariesJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I admit that I don't understand the correlation between teacher salaries and the quality of education our children are receiving. It appears that teachers who work in la...