Glenview Opinion
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Disabled hurt by state's bad decisionsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - On July 1, my daughter was told that she could not attend Clearbrook's Workshop after 22 years, effective immediately, due to the state's cuts for the disabled. She happ...
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'Don't ask, don't tell' is discriminationJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Since its adoption in 1993, the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has been the basis for the dismissal of about 12,500 experienced, dedicated service members who...
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Antioch High book sexual exploitationJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I totally disagree and am very disappointed with Daily Herald's "Sensible Solution" editorial [6-25-09] on the Antioch High School book controversy. It sounded like some...
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Hanover Park needs more officersJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - There's good news and bad news in the tale of crime statistics for Hanover Park. First, the good. As Daily Herald staff writer Kimberly Pohl reported Monday, crime in 20...
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Cuts are real, cause great harmJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - It has begun. According to a story by reporter Bob McCoppin in the July 1 Daily Herald, because of a reduction in state funding, local human service agencies have begun ...
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Standing in defense of governmentJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Ronald Reagan was famous for saying that, "Government isn't the solution; government is the problem." I prefer to rephrase that as, "Representative government isn't the ...
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Use same rules for liberals, conservativesJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I can't believe what I hear on TV these days. How low can David Letterman get to make such crass comments about a family member of Sarah Palin's family. Had he made that...
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Cut pensions, pay instead of tax hikeJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The headline in the June 18 Daily Herald reads that children who are hurt will suffer the most by state government spending cuts. While I have sympathy for the departmen...
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Palin, Letterman gained from flapJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I find myself in awe of two recent events. First;, the incredible timing of David Letterman's writers to come up with extremely sophomoric, crude, unfunny jokes about S...
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Schools need best, diverse teachersJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - After changing careers in 2003 to become a teacher, I believed what a lot of people said about finding a job as a teacher in grades K-5. People said that there was a tea...