Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Editorial: Success combines personal determination, community supportSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - The story of Catherine Sanchez's rise from high school dropout to 30-year-old neurobiology student at Stanford University would be inspirational enough if it involved on...
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Surely, assessments can be simplifiedAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - In today's mail was a letter from the Cook County assessor about the tri-annual property reassessment to determine my property taxes for 2017. I was shocked that my asse...
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District 15 will tax us out of our homesAug 22, 2016 5:00 am - First, we get District 15 teachers a new 10-year contract shoved down our throats by Mr. Scott Thompson (aka Michael Madigan). Now he is seeking to approve borrowing $13...
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Balancing the budget should not be so hardAug 14, 2016 1:00 am - I don't understand the difficulty of balancing the Illinois state budget without taking on more debt. It would only take a 20 or 25 percent across-the-board spending re...
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Editorial: McSweeney bill would increase transparency in collective bargainingAug 13, 2016 2:00 pm - Two years ago, State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton introduced legislation to require school boards and other local governments to give the public a minimum of two weeks to...
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District 15 superintendent warns to watch out for school childrenAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Letter to the editor Nearly 150 big yellow school buses will emerge in our community on Wednesday! These iconic transports carry over 10,500 students daily, delivering ...
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Editorial: Whatever they're called, appointments reinforce 'insider' image of townshipsAug 07, 2016 11:00 pm - It may be that so-called "Chicago politics" are not at play in the job shuffling of the past few months at Palatine Township. Maybe. But what are "Chicago politics"? If...
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Obamas' inspiration will be missedJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - When I listened to Barack Obama's speeches when he was on the campaign trail eight years ago, I felt inspired and hopeful, something that I hadn't felt in a long time. ...
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Budget must be balancedJul 16, 2016 1:00 am - This is to the editorial staff of the Daily Herald. I read your recent articles on the Illinois budget mess and your front page editorial for the legislature to get some...
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Country appears doomed to socialismJul 01, 2016 1:00 am - The ancient proverb that proclaims, "And this, too, shall pass away" has unfortunately befallen this country. It matters not who is elected this year; either Trump or C...