Hawthorn Woods Opinion
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Soon, extravagance of Obamas will endDec 06, 2011 4:00 am - I just finished a reading a story online about the holiday decorating of the White House. It included color photos. This article is enough to make the average person sic...
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Community support got ‘Encore’ the winDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - I want to thank the community for their support of “Encore!” in our quest to win a $20,000 donation for the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss though a national c...
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8th District doesn’t want WalshDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - Congressman Joe Walsh is desperately shopping for a district. Rumor has it he is thinking about switching to the 8th District to run against Tammy Duckworth. With Walsh’...
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Teachers need some positive pressNov 27, 2011 4:41 am - Thank you, thank you, thank you for leading with a positive story about teachers on the front page of your paper on November 10. Hopefully, this won’t be the last time. ...
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Cartoon was offensive to churchNov 26, 2011 4:00 am - The political cartoon that appeared on the Nov. 16 Daily Herald Opinion page hit a new low in decency. In what appears to take place in a football stadium, a clerical fi...
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Editorial: A salute to ESO and suburban arts that inspire and lift spiritsNov 25, 2011 3:00 am - The suburbs are not as homogeneous as city dwellers would have you believe. You’ll find many have a strong identity of their own that people drive for miles to experienc...
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Editorial: Remembering how much there is to give thanks forNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Imagine a world in which Republicans and Democrats work together for the common good, in which government programs actually serve people in need, in which neighbors help...
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Good pay attracts good teachersNov 22, 2011 4:00 am - Thank you for putting a front-page article in the paper highlighting teacher salaries. A little over 20 years ago, such an article caught my eye and attracted me to the ...
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Bauer Foundation given incredible giftNov 21, 2011 4:00 am - As you may have heard, ENCORE! was crowned champion in the 2011 “Sing!” competition. Encore, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, is the traveling performing ensem...
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The Soapbox: The end to toll perksNov 19, 2011 4:00 am - A benefit costing a buck or two a day per employee doesn’t sound like much. But $478,300 does. That’s the yearly cost — after a toll increase coming Jan. 1 — of an Illin...