Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Why no complaints about Obama?Nov 11, 2017 12:00 am - I voted for both George W. and George H.W. Bush. I supported both presidencies and championed their occupancies of the office. I always looked upon them as presidents an...
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School board's bad faith bargaining behind District 15 strikeNov 06, 2017 5:00 am - I now understand the 10-year teacher contract in Palatine Township Elementary District 15. What reasonable person wants to go through this nonsense every three years? If...
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Fight the Asian carpNov 05, 2017 1:00 am - If the Army Corp of Engineers doesn't fully address the Asian carp infestation of the Great Lakes, a $6 billion water recreation industry will be lost. Thousands of smal...
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Poor quality road workOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - I'd like to commend Plote and the state of Illinois on a job well botched. The roadway from east of Harper College east to Golf Road has recently been completely resurf...
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District 15 school board treating support staff unfairlyOct 23, 2017 5:00 am - The injunction approved by Judge Neil Cohen is not only unprecedented but disenfranchises the union and divides it. The ruling makes the nurses and one on one program as...
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Not comfortable without District 15 support staffOct 23, 2017 5:00 am - My daughter came home with a scratch on her face yesterday, blood drawn. A boy was playing rough at recess. She did not feel comfortable asking the parents on the playgr...
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Medicare penalty is unfair to seniorsOct 22, 2017 1:00 am - My wife and I are senior citizens, and we are writing to protest the penalty assessed to senior citizens who did not enroll in Medicare Part D initially. In August 2003...
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A defiant Tom PettyOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Years ago, a DJ out of Chicago summed up the song "I Won't Back Down" with a remark, "A defiant Tom Petty." The phrasing and sense of his words seemed certainly perfect ...
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Support staff in Palatine District 15 deserve decent contractOct 09, 2017 5:00 am - The Support Staff personnel of Palatine Township Elementary District 15 are dedicated professionals who put in a hard day's work to ensure the best education for all chi...
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Pondering violenceOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - We are all saddened by the horrific murder of scores of music fans in Las Vegas by a 64-year-old white man with no history of violence. He managed to convert a dozen or ...