Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Editorial: Let’s be sure Des Plaines River flood-control projects get doneSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - For suburban residents living along the Des Plaines River, the headline “27 projects to curb Des Plaines River flooding” in Tuesday’s Daily Herald was most definitely we...
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Boost ecosystems; put prisoners to workSep 20, 2013 4:28 pm - On the front pages of the newspapers are headlines about forest fires devastating our national parks. On the next pages are stories concerning overcrowding of prisons in...
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Editorial: Collaboration key in school schedule changesSep 20, 2013 10:11 am - When a district talks about adjusting school start times and schedules, there’s sure to be hearty debate from all sides of the community. Case in point: An argument has ...
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President weakening our military mightSep 19, 2013 5:00 am - I am generally a hawk when there is good reason to go to war. I believe that we should protect our Allies. But what is President Obama thinking? Each bomb is roughly $1 ...
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D211 needs junior ROTC program, tooSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - Excellent article in the Herald about District 214 and the Naval Junior ROTC students doing research on Lake Michigan. The JROTC program does not require someone to go i...
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Sente internship a valuable experienceSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to thank state Rep. Carol Sente for a wonderful summer internship experience that allowed me to learn about the many duties of a state legislator and her st...
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Library could go a little darker at nightSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - Congratulations to the Schaumburg Library on receiving a grant for energy efficiency! It is too bad that lighting was not included in that program. Lights on 24/7 does n...
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Enough with the Republican deniersAug 30, 2013 11:46 am - Evidently the Republican deniers have decided that the president and the Democrats in Congress are entirely responsible for the sequester. To come to this conclusion the...
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Remembrance rescue truck visits West ChicagoAug 29, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: August 30, 2013 – West Chicago business owners Kent Jean and Kevin Fett of Evo Exhibits welcomed one of two remaining Rescue Trucks from 9/11 to ...
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U.S. is allowing religions full libertyAug 27, 2013 5:00 am - Again, letter writer Arlene Sawicki’s statement that “religious liberties are being politically challenged” (Aug. 14) flips logic and reality upside down. She knows that...