Island Lake Opinion
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Bilingual education makes us all betterMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - As the world approaches a global marketplace and immigration is on the rise, what is District 300 doing to prepare its students for this "smaller" new world? According t...
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Teachers should take pay cutsMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A recent letter by Helen Clark of Algonquin gave a most accurate reference that teachers need to stop complaining. I am in total agreement with her comments as are the m...
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Hard times for social service agenciesMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - What happens if special needs children become adults who can't work enough to support themselves, or who need assistance because parents have died or are unable to suppo...
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Coddling leaves kids unpreparedMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding the recent Sunday article about "Head of the class a thing of the past," it reminded me of a speech given by Bill Gates at a high school. He talks about 11 th...
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Rec. center would keep teens on pathMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - If there were a place in the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills area that kids could go to and hang out with friends, meet new people, get involved with their community and be ...
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Kagan embodies values we need nowMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." These words were written by Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 16, 1963, from Birmingham Jail in the sweltering hea...
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School's decision teaches wrong valuesMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I understand that the vice principal at Highland Park High School has canceled a trip for the girl's basketball team to Arizona because the state laws (regarding illegal...
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Kagan brings gender balanceMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Elena Kagan will enhance her seat in the Supreme Court. Her qualifications, experience, understanding of the law, and willingness to work across political boundaries spe...
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Could cameras be part of the problem?May 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I wonder how effective the red light cameras really are. Do these red light cameras really make intersections safer or are they just a revenue producing source for fines...
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Terrorism has no place in IslamMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American Muslim has been linked to the failed Times Square car bombing. It has always baffled me how these terrorists continue to use the rel...