Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Endorsement: Pilafas, Stanton, Newell for Hoffman Estates trusteeFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod delivered his annual state of the village address Wednesday to the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the mood was d...
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Measles! Here? (A teachable moment)Feb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Residents of the Northwest suburbs have been stunned to learn that an outbreak of measles - once thought to have been eliminated in the U.S. - has sickened some of our y...
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Editorial: Two school tales with similar messages for adults, kidsFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Streamwood High School students received some real-world lessons in the last week, when two of their classmates were thrust into the spotlight for very different reasons...
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Editorial: Let's keep contracts out in the openJan 30, 2015 4:01 am - Rosemont has gotten a lot of publicity lately, but it isn't the only town that would prefer not to disclose financial information regarding its entertainment and convent...
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For some, landline is link to outsideJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - I'm a disabled senior citizen living on 1994 pension and social security amounts. Yet prices increase and to apply for help we are given web addresses instead of a telep...
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Headlines should not support gay valuesJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - An article announcing the death of Illinois-state politician Rosemary Mulligan was in the Daily Herald's Jan. 1 edition. The article's headline cited her as being a cham...
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Seniors grateful for all their 'Santas'Jan 13, 2015 4:01 am - On behalf of the staff at Home Instead Senior Care, I would like to thank everyone who helped with this year's "Be a Santa to a Senior" program. With support from genero...
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D211 should rethink approach to financesJan 13, 2015 4:01 am - As a result of a recent taxpayer protest against another escalating tax increase, the District Board 211 stated it was time to vote on a discussion of a strategic plan d...
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State must uphold its pension promisesJan 08, 2015 4:01 am - Dear state Rep. Joe Sosnowski, I started teaching in Michigan in 1960, after time in the military, for a bit over the poverty level for our family of four. I was told th...
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Torture report was dishonest, irresponsibleJan 07, 2015 4:01 am - I find the recent release by Dianne Feinstein and the Democratic Senators of the report on enhanced interrogation totally reprehensible at best, intellectually dishonest...