Inverness Opinion
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Endorsements: Cavill, Dombrowski, Hinshaw, Rosenblum for Palatine-Schaumburg District 211 school boardMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - An interesting field of candidates is running for four seats on the school board in Palatine-Schaumburg Townships High School District 211, one of the largest high schoo...
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Endorsement for Barrington Unit District 220: Altshuler, Collister-Lazzari, WilcoxMar 10, 2019 1:00 am - The focus in Barrington Unit District 220 leading up to the April 2 election is on the district's ambitious referendum asking for $185 million for renovations and buildi...
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Editorial: Board of Review should rethink where it is putting new hiresJan 21, 2019 10:00 pm - Why would anyone in Cook County want to slow the property tax appeals process? That is precisely what we risk, because of a December decision by the Cook County Board of...
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There are alternatives to guns in District 15 schoolsJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - The District 15 school board is considering hiring armed retired policemen. More guns is not the answer. Introducing guns increases children's anxiety and the likelihood...
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No more: Teachers already get huge taxpayer supportDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - In the Nov. 20 edition of the Daily Herald is an article titled, "Teachers plan pickets (to get more community support) to bolster bid for new deal." As is usually the c...
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Don't put armed officers in schools' front officesDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - I am a Palatine resident, parent, an ESP member and a District 15 employee. I work in a school that has a School Resource Officer. He is a valued member of our team. We ...
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Supt. Scott Thompson; Retired police can help make grade schools safeNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - Sandy Hook, Columbine and Parkland. Names eliciting horrific and deeply troubling images. Often the next thought turns to "could this happen in my school?" School employ...
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A 'no' vote, and your Harper bill shrinksNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - I've received robocalls, social media messages and printed materials encouraging me to vote in favor of a new referendum that will allow Harper College to borrow $180 mi...
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Harper exemplifies the lack of transparency in governmentNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I am astounded that even though Illinois was recently deemed the highest property taxing state in the nation, our trustees over at Harper College are asking us again to ...
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District 86 can do betterNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Enough is enough. The referendum Hinsdale District 86 has put on our ballots this election is unfair, wasteful and unfordable. When will District 86 do better? In our di...