Gurnee Opinion
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Did robbed shop have an alarm?Jun 13, 2015 1:00 am - Regarding the Beach Park robbery, I find it amazing that the gun shop didn't have a burglar alarm. Or perhaps it just wasn't turned on. Maybe if there was an alarm, th...
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Editorial: Local schools, colleges should be controlled locally, not in SpringfieldMay 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Legislators' efforts to meddle in the affairs of local community college districts stalled Friday and for all the right reasons. Liz Brown, of the Illinois Council of Co...
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The issues to consider regarding bachelor's degrees at community collegesApr 13, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois community colleges are beginning to advocate for the right to offer applied bachelor degrees. Is this an idea that's found its right time as a response to the n...
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Saturday Soapbox: COD, turn lanes, Rosemont cop shootingApr 04, 2015 1:00 am - The mood at COD: There is plenty of criticism of the College of DuPage board that is justifiable, as we have noted, but when does the constant barrage from the far ...
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Election Day is not for clownsApr 03, 2015 1:00 am - Being from a certain generation, I remember an irreverent comedy troupe, Firesign Theatre, which was popular when I voted for the first time. Their comedy was very cleve...
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Wrong to equate charter school, tax questionApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - As a retired educator of Woodland District 50, I have followed the coverage of the litigation against Prairie Crossing Charter School, keeping in mind that at the core o...
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Charter school should be a local decisionMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - I read the front page article with the headline "Charter school renewal an error." It seems a judge from Cook County, found in favor of a lawsuit that could lead to the ...
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Woodland proposal has many benefitsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - While I appreciate the Daily Herald's coverage regarding Woodland's upcoming referendum in its article, "Higher Tax Cap could pay for A/C at Woodland School," it is impo...
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Endorsement: Yes for Woodland District 50 tax increaseMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - "I got by without it." That's a frequent argument against tax increase proposals like the one in Woodland Elementary District 50, where voters will decide April 7 whethe...
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Endorsements: Howland, Griffin, Anderson for CLC boardMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - For a brief time in early 2014, it looked as though some loose controls on travel spending by board members could overshadow the many very good things going on at the Co...