Inverness Opinion
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This isn't the time for Harper tax hikeOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently Harper College began asking residents how they should spend $300 million. Harper College has just recently completed a multimillion dollar addition. I ... was s...
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Dist. 15 board must remain strongSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - A union retiree opines in the Aug. 26 Fencepost storm clouds may loom in District 15's future, leading a call his "union begin preparations for another ugly fight". Perh...
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Drivers must stop for school busesSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Recent events involving drivers who violate State of Illinois traffic laws regarding school buses make it necessary to communicate with the community regarding school bu...
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As assessments fall, so should tax burdenSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Property taxes are not on par with their fair cash values; which is the basis for assigning a fair tax assessment. Values have plummeted, but not assessments. When asses...
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In praise of St. Viator's Blue RibbonSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In these times when public schools are failing to hold up to the standards that the government sets it nice to know that one of our local private schools surpasses. St. ...
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District 15 class size formula needs workSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to express concern with the large class sizes in several District 15 schools. In my child's school (Lake Louise), each third grade class has 30 or more chil...
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Palin's opposition to sex ed foolishSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - How could the female governor of Alaska oppose sex ed for schools? Her family may be able to support a grandchild born to an unmarried teen daughter, but most families c...
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Storm clouds on horizon in Dist. 15Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As a teacher in District 15 for almost 30 years, I remember the strike of 1982. It was preceded two years before by a stunning union victory that left many powerful peop...
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It's Obama who makes race an issueAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - While it is not politically correct to discuss race as an issue in the election, Obama makes much of his being the first black candidate for the presidency. Has he forg...
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CN/EJ&E merger needs long viewAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Your article ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13) was some of the most balanced and insightful reporting I've seen on the long-simmering fight over the EJ&E. Looking at his...