Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Endorsement: Let District 15 begin again with a fresh non-slateMar 05, 2017 12:00 am - We find ourselves torn by the choices on the April 4 ballot for the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board of education. The district politics has just survived ...
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Nation will suffer if Obamacare not replacedFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Repealing without simultaneously replacing the Affordable Care Act is still being seriously considered by influential House Republicans. Unfortunately, repealing the ACA...
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P.E. requirement needed at schoolsFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Senate Bill 0013 would let students in grades 9 through 12 waiver out of Physical Education. State Sen. Julia Morrison from Deerfield is sponsoring this bill. The issue...
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D211 members who shirk duty must goFeb 06, 2017 4:00 am - Term limits are important to many voters from both sides of the aisle, for good reason. When people stay in office too long, they often lose touch with their constituent...
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Elect a D211 board that will hold the lineFeb 06, 2017 4:00 am - The current District 211 board of education elected secretary has served our community taxpayers for 20 years with annual property tax increases, expensive conference at...
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Leaders must cut pension benefitsFeb 04, 2017 12:00 am - I moved into this area two years ago and was shocked to see on the Cook County Tax bill the amount of pension and healthcare shortage for each taxing district. It means ...
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Tweeter would put women's rights back decadesFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Buckle up and get ready for the tsunami of mail coming your way from women who take umbrage to the Dathan Paterno tweets. I don't need to ask "What was he thinking?" I b...
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Time to come together behind TrumpNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - The votes have been cast and a winner proclaimed. Our job now, as citizens of this great country, is to support our new commander-in-chief. He will, I am sure, make Amer...
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D15 bond issue was just too bigNov 21, 2016 4:00 am - By now, most District 15 residents have learned that the recent $130 million referendum was voted down in last Tuesday's election. No one should doubt that the final vot...
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Teacher contract torpedoed D15 bond issueNov 21, 2016 4:00 am - District 15's bond proposal did not lose because of its merits. It failed to be approved because the community has no trust and no confidence in Scott Thompson or the cu...