Hampshire Opinion
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Bettchers bring talent to Dist. 300May 12, 2010 11:00 pm - District 300 is to be congratulated on having in its employ the talented and dedicated husband/wife team of Mark and Lisa Bettcher. They bring the joy and wonder of musi...
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Parents to blame for tardy kidsMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Screeeech! "OK, go, go, go! No, wait! Give me a kiss! OK, go. See you after school! I love you!" It's a scene I encounter on a daily basis after I've ushered my son to ...
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Noland does right by constituentsMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Sen. Michael Noland is a champion for our children and communities. In 2002 when he first ran for elected state office, then candidate Mike Noland knocked on my friend'...
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Thankful for preschool crewMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I am the director of Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool. I have a wonderful staff of teachers, classroom assistants, child care workers and substitute workers. The first w...
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Rein in Wall Street gamblersMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Why is it that we regulate gambling but fail to control Wall Street? Why can Goldman Sachs, or example, sell "synthetic instruments" and derivatives, whereby they make m...
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Enough affordable housing or not?May 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I am happy to hear that the Elgin City Council is proceeding with the ArtSpace project. This creative development will provide subsidized housing for struggling artists ...
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Pension problem belongs in courtMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - In your editorial, "School boards part of pension problem," you suggested that districts are at fault. I would like to suggest specifically that someone in an official c...
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I don't get GM's mathMay 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Where are the CPA's in government? First, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae report record profits as the housing market sinks and the executives receive hundreds of millions do...
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Why again did tax bill go up?May 08, 2010 11:00 pm - It's that time of year. I received my Kane County real estate tax bill recently. Despite the fact that the market value of townhouses in my area have dropped in the pas...
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There's plenty of poverty in U.S.May 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a letter to the editor where the writer stated how there was no poverty in this country. How the poor were living in the lap of luxury. No ...