Hinsdale Opinion
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Help us, as we help special needs kidsMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Many parents of special needs children and adults have a lot of frustration about what's happening in Springfield, in regards to providing funding for special needs educ...
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Saluting excellence in the classroomMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Few would disagree that these are tough times for education in Illinois. Thousands of teachers have been laid off in recent weeks as area school districts trim expenses ...
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Offer to share when things were good?May 15, 2010 11:00 pm - A May 13 Fence Post letter stated teachers contribute little to their retirement and receive a return that only a "Wall Street" type could get by manipulating the system...
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Why we need to seal our bordersMay 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Nearly 50 years ago, in a class entitled, "Major Countries of Latin America," George Blankston, a political science professor at Northwestern University, astutely descri...
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Please watch out for motorcyclesMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Since mid-April, I have prominently displayed a "Start Seeing Motorcycles" sign in my front yard. I do this for two reasons: I care about my brothers and sisters in the ...
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Citizens don't mind showing IDsMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - If I am under 40, Walgreens will ask me for some identification to purchase certain items. If my charges are over $50, Jewel will ask me for some identification. Conveni...
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Public employees an easy scapegoatMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - OK, we get it. The economy is in the tank, so we have to find a scapegoat; this year it's public employees. Right, we're making exorbitant salaries with unheard of bene...
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Wear your faith on your propertyMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - This time the U.S. Supreme Court got it right. The cross in the Mojave Desert is legal, so said the majority of justices. Justice for religious freedom is what this deci...
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Cronin bent on grabbing powerMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Rumor has it that there will be an election in November, but State Sen. Dan Cronin, Republican candidate for chairman of the DuPage County Board, is apparently not going...
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On the little spat between the mayor and the aldermanMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The first online post after our Thursday follow-up story to the dust-up between Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner and Fourth Ward Alderman Rick Lawrence was an eye-catcher. "The ...