Hanover Park Opinion
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Larkin Center adults say thanksOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - We, of the adult program of the Larkin Center, would like to thank the Elgin community for its support of our ninth yard sale. It is through the community's generosity i...
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Keep our language programs sensibleOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Wow, what an odd dictum. Roman Golash (Fence Post, Oct. 21) writes that our schools' language programs need overhauling. Apparently, if we teach less-known languages lik...
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Fix the pension-spiking practicesOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Pension Spiking: Go back and fix it. Once a problem has been identified, the solution becomes clear. Not so in the case of the recent articles on pension spiking, which ...
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Many thanks to literacy volunteersOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - People's Resource Center (PRC) wishes to express its appreciation to the hundreds of volunteers and College of DuPage (COD) instructors who work tirelessly with our Lite...
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Deficit a matter of perspectiveOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding the frantic concern over the $13 trillion federal deficit, when you put it into context, it's not really that scary. After all, that figure is only 1.3 percent...
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A plea to prune more carefullyOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - There are no words to describe the sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach as I walked into my house last night, looked out my kitchen window and saw the massacre that ...
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All must be involved in education debateOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Much attention has been given in recent weeks to education “reform.” While a focus on these important issues is welcome, the voices of educators have been inexplicably i...
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Living in a world without hateOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Every October, students at North Central College in Naperville stand up for a simple idea: Love. We call it Anti-Hate Week five days of dialogue about hate and its cons...
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Dist. 15 ref is a vote for our kids' futureOct 30, 2010 11:00 pm - District 15 residents have a great opportunity to help our local economy and provide our youth with the quality schools they deserve. If the referendum is approved, $16 ...
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Recall was always about Lisa StoneOct 30, 2010 11:00 pm - (Trustee Jeffrey Berman) stated that a recall provides citizens with a greater voice and enhances democracy. It makes officials more accountable. You stated that when re...