Hoffman Estates Opinion
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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...
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Article overlooked good townships doSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - A recent article and Opinion in the Daily Herald was critical of how township General Assistance department's money was being spent. The article only compared the staf...
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Alter constitution to meet state's needsAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Constitution is a promisary note that has to be altered as conditions dictate. Everyone should have a pension of some sort. One pension not three or four. M...
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Maybe voting is a waste, after allAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - A friend of mine and I went to a local watering hole for lunch and a few drinks. The conversation ebbed and flowed, when finally the talk turned to voting. My friend sai...
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Editorial: A mother's gift with a message for all on bullyingJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - The Fremd High School Class of 1975 hardly invented teenage bullying. Moreover, it is unfair and doubtless inaccurate to blame whatever bullying John Trout suffered on e...
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Education is parents' responsibilityJul 25, 2015 5:15 am - Your series on education and children from low income families was interesting, but, I am afraid, that it really didn't offer anything new. Families with greater means h...
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County can keep improving without harmful sales taxJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - We've had this debate before, and my opinion hasn't changed since our last go-round under Todd Stroger with raising the sales tax on the hardworking taxpayers of Cook Co...
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Editorial: Playing it smart at summer schoolJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - It's July 17, the temperature is north of 80. Your friends are at the pool, kicking back and getting nothing done. Or working a minimum-wage job to keep busy before scho...
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Blame Democrats for budget impasseJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - Democrats are responsible for Illinois budget stalemate. Democrats submitted a budget that has spending far exceeding revenues. Democrats could have reduced spending t...