Hoffman Estates Opinion
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New D15 board should try to rescind 10-year teacher contractMay 01, 2017 5:00 am - I was pleased to see that the current board of District 15 received a resounding rebuke from the property taxpayers in the district by all of them being ousted for their...
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Simple but powerful Cold War memorialApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - I see in the news the veterans of the first Gulf War (Desert Storm) are going to get their memorial in Washington, D.C. Maybe they, of any group, know how we of the Cold...
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Simple but powerful Cold War memorialApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - I see in the news the veterans of the first Gulf War (Desert Storm) are going to get their memorial in Washington, D.C. Maybe they, of any group, know how we of the Cold...
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Suburbs should not opt out of employee protectionsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - By Toni Preckwinkle Guest columnist Economic development has been a priority for my administration since I took office in 2010. Recently, the Wall Street Journal recogn...
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Editorial: Delay Palatine District 15 school board appointmentApr 22, 2017 2:00 pm - The background: In Palatine Township Elementary District 15, an opposition slate of five candidates convincingly swept the five school board seats up for election earlie...
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Consider program for early MedicareApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - Congress should consider passing a bill to allow 64-year-old citizens to buy into a pre-Medicare plan. It would be optional to enroll. Once enrolled, the person would s...
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Greed fuels privatizationApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - I read in the Herald recently that the president wants to privatize departments of the government. Who will benefit from that type of a program? Not the American working...
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Tired of status quo on District 15 boardMar 31, 2017 5:00 am - Last year was the final straw. I've lost all trust in our school district here in District 15. And based on the fact that their $130 million referendum lost by over 40 p...
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Engage D15 slate won't engage on transgender issueMar 31, 2017 5:00 am - There is an obvious takeaway from the article "District 15 superintendent: Transgender policy rooted in anti-discrimination laws" published March 5 in the Daily Herald. ...
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Who needs this kind of experience?Mar 31, 2017 5:00 am - Several letters to the editor supporting the incumbents for the District 211 board of education set up a series of "straw men" for the authors to knock over. The first i...