Hanover Park Opinion
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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Autism society grants are availableDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - To all parents with special needs young adults and especially adults with autism, Harper College in Palatine, through their Continuing Education department, will be offe...
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Dist. 211 taxpayers already hit their maxDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - Dave Torres of District 211 explained in a recent Daily Herald (Oct. 19) article that the district is planning to increase the tax levy by 3.5 percent, which is the maxi...
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County board has held line on taxesDec 07, 2012 3:07 am - County board has held line on taxes Every year, I hear from taxpayers the question, “Why do my property taxes continue to increase when my property value has decrea...
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Library should carry mature-rated gamesDec 06, 2012 3:40 am - As an adult gamer, I find myself puzzled and annoyed by the lack of mature-rated games to borrow from Gail Borden Public Library. This is a shame, as there is no real re...
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Cameras in the courtroom: It’s ‘not entertainment’Dec 02, 2012 4:00 am - “What we have here,” the grizzled editor says to the cub reporter, “is a case of the public’s right to know running smack dab into its right not to care.” The quote, I b...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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U-46 should have school uniformsNov 30, 2012 3:40 am - Kids in school are dressing inappropriately. Schools should require students to wear uniforms in District U-46. This would save parents money by not having to by new clo...
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Editorial: The fundamental problems of holding dual officesNov 26, 2012 4:00 am - Although we have differences with some of state Sen. Terry Link’s positions, we decided that his background and leadership merited our endorsement in the election just p...
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Absent-minded editor glad staff has his backNov 18, 2012 4:00 am - The news release came in late Wednesday afternoon, announcing that a man from Glen Ellyn had won a $1 million lottery drawing. As a veteran news editor, I knew exactly w...