Inverness Opinion
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Longtime community champion's contributions overlookedJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Well, Daily Herald, you've done it again! In a recent Neighbor section's "They Made a Difference" article, you once again missed the opportunity to give recognition to ...
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Editorial: Boards squelch dissent, distort record when they pressure for unanimityDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - There is order. And then there's order. The good people who have been elected to the school board in Palatine Township Elementary District 15 believe in order. They perm...
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Editorial: With transgender decision made, time for understanding in District 211Dec 11, 2015 12:00 am - It takes real courage for an 8th grade student to come back to school after summer break as a different gender. And it takes parental love to recognize that the transiti...
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It's a disservice to airbrush historyDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - It seems that hardly a week goes by without somebody calling for the renaming of an institution, highway, or park because the prominent person it honors held a view that...
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More Muslim leaders should condemn violenceNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Great editorial "Fear leads to hatred, hatred to anger" in the Nov. 20 edition. As you said, what we need is "..more moderate Muslims like Akram [an imam for one of Ch...
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Tax increases are wrong for Cook CountyNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Last Wednesday, the Cook County Board passed its 2016 budget, which is balanced by over half a billion dollars in new taxes. I voted NO. Next year, you will pay more to ...
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Wealthy man in poor man's bodyNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - Much has been talked about lately of transgendered people, those who are born either male or female but choose to live as members of the opposite sex. There's been much ...
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'Outrage' better word for headlineNov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Shock was my reaction to the Herald's weak headline description of the Paris community emotions following the coordinated terrorist attack. "Sadness In Paris" was squee...
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Gitmo detainees welcomed by ISIS?Nov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Barack Obama's timing of releasing even more detainees from Gitmo against the wishes of the majority of our country is superb. I am sure they will be welcomed with open ...
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Dist. 211 needs to do what's right for most studentsNov 18, 2015 5:18 am - It was many years, but I remember it well. I was taking a Red Cross course in advanced first aid and at the previous session we had been given a test on triage. At that ...