Hanover Park Opinion
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Spending cuts must be well thought outJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - Economics, especially with respect to government, can be very confusing. We hear so much from right-wing pundits and the tea party that the debt ceiling should not be ra...
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An idea to promote goodness in peopleJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - Could we plan to have one day of goodness in the world? All people are born with the ability to do good. Almost all people want to do good. And many people do good. Can ...
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Pension system breeds excessJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Most of us are fully aware that many government employees do not collect Social Security. However many do. Every government employee who chooses to work in the private s...
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What’s a fair wage for a good teacher?Jul 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, the Daily Herald published the results of a study that staff writer Larissa Chinwah undertook examining the salaries of the 14,217 public school teachers empl...
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Passionate teachers earned pensionsJul 05, 2011 9:00 pm - I don’t know you, Mr. Jim Marks (Suburban teachers have it too good 6-21-11), but it sounds to me that you have a bad case of “sour grapes.” I entered education over 50...
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Take a look at Sweden’s successJul 05, 2011 3:00 am - I was surprised to read Bob Praeger’s letter in the Herald’s Fence Post of June 29. He appears to make no distinction between communism, socialism and liberalism. Refer...
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Time for Dist. 41 taxpayers to be heardJul 05, 2011 3:00 am - A new year will begin for the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 board on Aug. 8 at 7:15 p.m. at their school administration building, 793 N. Main St. This will begin the...
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AMA has supported health reform lawJul 05, 2011 3:00 am - A recent letter to the editor (“Time of good sense and judgment,” June 29) was wrong about the American Medical Association’s position on the Affordable Care Act. The AM...
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Scale back county board pay, benefitsJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - There has been some discussion about DuPage County Board pensions by Jake Griffin, the Daily Herald editorial board and others in your paper in the last few weeks. Last ...
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Why we do need the Electoral CollegeJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - A June 9 letter stated that “we must abolish the Electoral College.” I disagree. The Constitution was not easily passed, but required enormous debate and compromise. A ...