Itasca Opinion
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Editorial on COD: How the College of DuPage board can get back to workDec 19, 2015 1:00 pm - As Assistant City Editor Robert Sanchez describes elsewhere in the paper today, it was an incredibly bizarre seven days for College of DuPage politics last week. Even by...
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Editorial: Hamilton's departure may not set stage for COD harmonyDec 16, 2015 9:00 am - So. The College of DuPage spring lasted all of one day. On Monday, the morning after Kathy Hamilton's abrupt and unexplained resignation from the fractured COD board, ma...
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Editorial: 'Fear leads to hatred, hatred to anger'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - In Paris, a Muslim man wearing a blindfold, asks for hugs from those around him near a memorial site to last week's victims. “I'm a Muslim, but I'm told that I'm a terro...
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Editorial: DuPage County and reminders budgeting should be give-and-takeOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - It's budget season, both for the private and public sector. It's also silly season for some. Imagine if you will this scenario: Your boss tells you to prepare next year'...
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Editorial: It's leaders' responsibility to 'move forward' at College of DuPageOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - It's long past a time when cooler heads might prevail at the helm of College of DuPage, but, in spite of a downpour of negative news this month, the opportunity always e...
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It was Cohen who used the pitchforkOct 24, 2015 12:00 am - In his Oct. 14 column, Richard Cohen criticizes Mr. Donald Trump (he has earned the right to his title) for what reason? It confused me as to who is using the pitchfork....
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Efficient government must be our focusOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - It's roundly accepted that Illinois needs to reduce its 7,000-plus units of local government to save taxpayers money and improve the delivery of services and infrastruct...
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Editorial: Follow DuPage's lead to streamline governmentOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Illinois is the land of plenty. We have plenty of debt, plenty of high taxes and plenty of businesses fleeing for other states, to go with a fat history of political cor...
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Editorial: The next step in local control of salariesSep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Editor's Note: An earlier version of this editorial identified a $400,000 bonus that was to be paid to outgoing University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise but f...