Hanover Park Opinion
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Why turn away prospective nurses?Nov 05, 2011 6:06 am - In speaking of the goal of most liberal arts colleges, a friend of mine used to say that they said, “If you can get a job when you graduate, we have failed you.” The Occ...
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NCLB has left behind most childrenNov 05, 2011 6:00 am - The news regarding student aptitude scores in the Oct. 31 Daily Herald have finally validated what many have felt all along. No Child Left Behind has left most of our ch...
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Where’s the plan to address state debts?Nov 05, 2011 6:00 am - So far this year Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and CTA President Forrest Claypool have been aggressively addressing monster bu...
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Pensions are for true public servantsNov 05, 2011 6:00 am - It’s a simple, common sense idea: public pensions should be paid only to those who actually work for the public. But, that’s not how it works in Illinois. Instead, clout...
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The SoapboxNov 05, 2011 5:00 am - Leading by example: Avon Township residents watching their budgets got some tax help from Supervisor Sam Yingling and five political allies who recently presented a chec...
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Pension a teacher’s sole securityNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - If your boss balanced his budget by not paying your Social Security pension benefits, your boss would be fined, shut down or in jail. When the Illinois legislature did n...
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Vulnerable citizens suffer as bills go unpaidNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - The “Deadbeat Illinois” series the Herald ran was excellent, and long overdue. Most adults with severe disabilities are wards of the state, and the responsibility of the...
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What have you done for middle class?Nov 04, 2011 5:00 am - I (and I assume everyone in the 6th Congressional District) got a very attractive four color, oversized card in the mail with the cheerful headline “Illinois Seniors — S...
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Massive campaign spending pointlessNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - Sad that those pursuing the presidency, in this time of national bankruptcy, have to spend millions to reach the public with their goals, begging for help to supply the ...
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Don't criticize Obama on LibyaNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - Robert Kagan of the Brookings Institution, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. John McCain — all three of these Sunday a.m. talking heads bad-mouthing President Barack Obama fo...