Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Editorial: Schools need to combat bullying with culture of kindness, respectAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The motorcycle escort that brought 13-year-old Megan Kuntz to her first day of classes this week was symbolically powerful. Kuntz rode on the back of one of the three-do...
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Editorial: U-46's Nashville trip worth a board reviewJul 30, 2018 11:00 pm - When local governments talk about sending officials on trips to out-of-town conferences or for research, suburban taxpayers may reflexively think "junket" and reach for ...
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Editorial: Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts?Jun 13, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers ...
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Collection for troops went well beyond expectationsMay 31, 2018 5:00 am - Recently our group, Help USA Troops, organized a collection and packing drive to send care packages to deployed troops. Our Northwest suburban community of helpers inclu...
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Mariano's showed their big heartsApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - A big thank you, to Mariano's on West Golf Road in Hoffman Estates, from Church of the Cross. This past month the staff of Mariano's helped Church of the Cross provide 4...
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Editorial: New U-46 student trauma training important tool for teachersApr 08, 2018 11:00 pm - Imagine a child whose life is marked by daily trauma caused by poverty, abuse, neglect, divorce, mental illness or the loss of a parent. Now imagine how difficult it wou...
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Learn CPR, and be ready to save a lifeMar 07, 2018 4:00 am - I would like to bring the importance of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated Eternal Defibrillators (AEDs), training to the general public. While there is ...
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Morrison: Palatine GOP stacked deck to get Rauner endorsedMar 01, 2018 4:00 am - The Palatine GOP just announced its endorsement of Bruce Rauner and other candidates for the March primary election. Committeeman Aaron Del Mar, a Rauner supporter, said...
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Student activists embody the spirit of Marjory Stoneman DouglasFeb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Student survivors of the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are grieving. But they are also organizing. Within days of t...
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Include voices of students in debate on transgenderFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - If you look through our high school yearbooks, we are probably not the students you would place together. One of us is a freshman; one is looking seriously at colleges t...