Inverness Opinion
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Local primaries make case for less democracyMar 31, 2013 5:00 am - Each week, we editor types contribute items for our Soapbox feature — pithy, quick-hit comments on the suburbs. Here’s an sample from Saturday’s Opinion page: $130 per v...
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The SoapboxMar 30, 2013 5:00 am - $130 per vote: That’s the cost of allowing 67 Aurora voters to winnow the field from five to two Ward 9 city council candidates in the February primary. The two survivor...
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Pensions ‘take from poor, give to rich’Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Jake Griffin’s column about the legal corruption at District 211 and other districts was enlightening. I had no idea that pensions were so ridiculously high in District ...
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Another traffic jam, courtesy of Cook Co.Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - I would personally like to thank the Cook County Board president and the commissioners for causing more traffic issues on Lake Street in Bloomingdale (DuPage Co.) See, o...
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A summary of our endorsements in Cook County racesMar 25, 2013 5:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in Cook County municipal and school board races and local referendums. Municipal races Arlington Heights village pres...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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The Missing Asian VoiceMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - With the Senate in the midst of proposing its own comprehensive immigration reform legislation, many immigrant communities nationwide, especially in the Latino communiti...
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Endorsements: Babcock, Bokor, Ekeberg, Seiffert for Palatine Dist. 15Mar 20, 2013 2:17 pm - Although nine candidates are crowding the race for four available seats on the Palatine Elementary District 15 school board, the tenor of this contest isn’t nearly as ac...
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Wants three new faces on D15 boardMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - My name is Sue Quinn, and I’m a former District 15 school board member. Having served my community for four years and been a parent in the district for nine, I know the ...
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Endorsements: Ollayos, Jones, Causey, Daley for ECC boardMar 15, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin Community College enjoys a strong reputation and has won accolades for its efforts to work with both its feeder districts to ensure students are college ready when...