Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Why focus on a flag and ignore guns?Jul 08, 2015 1:00 am - So, please help me to understand something. A young boy goes into a church in South Carolina armed with a gun and the intent of killing people. He sits through a Bible s...
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Editorial: Sales tax increase still a bad idea for Cook CountyJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - If anyone has earned the credibility to justify revisiting a sales tax increase in Cook County, it's Toni Preckwinkle. In almost five years at the helm of the county boa...
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Dist. 15 is letting fox into the hen houseJul 06, 2015 5:00 am - The June 22nd article ("Teachers union head joins District 15 administration") should have been front page news. I am appalled with Superintendent Thompson's temerity st...
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Choir director should accept church's positionJul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - In response to your article on Wednesday July 1 regarding Mr. Colin Collette, he needs to move on. There is no dispute that he is talented and well liked, but many talen...
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Here's how Illinois, Greece are similarJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Why is Illinois like Greece? Both approve spending plans and guarantee pension benefits for workers that they have not funded with appropriate taxes. Both legislatur...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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Editorial: A model for teaching low-income students through sense of communityJun 23, 2015 11:00 pm - The story of Sunny Hill Elementary School is really the story of a bold new model in education. The focus of Tuesday's installment in our Generations at Risk series, Sun...
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Editorial: More innovation from community colleges, NIUJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Community colleges may still have a way to go before establishing their own four-year degree programs, but five suburban community colleges took a step last week that es...
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Editorial: The Cook County sheriff's deputies' Super Bowl abuse of sick timeJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Few of us begrudge the extra costs - even the sometimes substantial extra costs - that accompany a professional sports championship. The planning. The ticker tape parade...
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Carriers' food drive donations a big helpJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - With over 50 million people facing hunger every day in America, including 17 million children, the Letter Carriers' annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive is an asset to our...