Hanover Park Opinion
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Pi Day event taught wrong thingsMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - I was shocked and disgusted to read that the administrators, teachers and parents of Einstein Academy in Elgin allowed their third-grade students to throw pasta marinara...
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Dignity of Japanese an example for usMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Simply put, the Japanese culture, unlike most of the so-called civilized world, takes great pride in respect and in dignity. It is ingrained in their children from day o...
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Get rid of property taxes for seniorsMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Homeowners are being scammed out of their property by a deceptive practice known as “reverse mortgages.” Sophisticated commercials featuring retired public officials and...
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District 203 best educational valueMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - We find it regrettable that when Naperville Unit District 203 informs the public about its finances, information is manipulated by some in order to demean and unfairly c...
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Residents wouldn’t get this dealMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Wood Dale Mayor Ken Johnson seems to thinks that his campaign literature touting the city’s balanced budget will get him reelected. Not so fast, Mr. Mayor; hiding your d...
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Does Warrenville ring a bell?Mar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Mr. Shaner’s March 18 letter to the editor referenced the request to find a way to transfer the Hubble property to the Wheaton Park District. How does this idea show any...
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‘Bush Doctrine’ hurt the Arab peopleMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Charles Krauthammer’s column on March 7 is at best a righty’s wishful view of current events. At worst it is dangerously ignorant of the consequences of recent history. ...
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Candidate speaks with forked tongueMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - I have long admired perennial Winfield candidate Tony Reyes’ ability to instantly speak as an expert on any subject. The secret is that he just makes it up as he goes al...
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Irish deserve more respectMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - It was very sad to see that the TV coverage of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago was shown at 11 p.m., after reducing the playing time to 1 hour. In years past it ...
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Pension spiking is behind the messMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Mr. Niemaszyk contends the state and taxpayers are shortfunding the TRS pension fund (March 17 Fence Post, “State must keep promise to teachers”), and this is the reason...