Hoffman Estates Opinion
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We can't disregard truth of genderOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Regarding the recent controversy in D211: Truth matters. Or at least it should. To say that truth is important is clearly an understatement of vast proportion. Why, oh ...
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Financial literacy a critical college curriculumOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - In Elgin Community College's Game of Life, students move from station to station selecting a career, paying taxes and student loan payments, housing and transportation c...
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Arming teachers would hurt, not helpOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Two recent letters to this paper stated that arming all our classroom teachers could prevent many mass murders in America. Intruders would be deterred by the possibility...
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Editorial: Dist. 211 should find creative alternatives to transgender planOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - The practice of high school students changing in the locker room has always been complicated for some students. Whether you feel you're too skinny or overweight or just ...
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Missed chance on gun controlOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - A number of the Republican presidential candidates are using Chicago as an example of how gun laws don't work. Do they remember that when the last Daley was mayor, the C...
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Editorial: Intervention a key component in campus protectionsOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - A day after the shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon last week, Elgin Community College officials announced ECC had become the first college in the suburbs to...
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Editorial: U-46's 'canary' experience reveals health preparedness gapOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - There are some things to take comfort in regarding the three-day Legionella scare at Elgin Area School District U-46. One is that people under 20 years old rarely cont...
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Editorial: Schools find a way to connect with families through new appSep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Schools have always needed good lines of communication with the communities they serve, but perhaps never more than now. With controversies including but not limited to ...
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Give daily report on state's lost jobsSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - Back in the 1950s and '60s, Detroit airport had a sign that showed the number of automobiles assembled in a day. At the start of 2016, the state of Illinois should erect...