Long Grove Opinion
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Supporting creationism can be costlyMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Dover Area School Board decided in 2004 that its science teachers would read a statement on creationism during ninth-grade biology classes. Eleven parents sued the d...
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BG would benefit from having Stein on boardMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I am proud to say I served with Andy Stein on the Buffalo Grove Zoning Board of Appeals for 5½ years. Andy Stein listened intently to all the applicants that came before...
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Letter claims Terson says one thing, does anotherMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I recently read the candidate profile of Mike Terson who is running unopposed for Village of Buffalo Grove trustee. He hasn’t even been elected yet and he already has ma...
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End the bad behavior in Island LakeMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board The dysfunctional Island Lake village board continues to set the standard for politicians behaving badly. We’ve criticized them before in th...
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Lefar, Linn, Ross in District 102Mar 19, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Aptakisic-Tripp Elementary District 102 is one of the strongest school systems in the suburbs, as test scores, graduate achievement in high ...
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Qualified ‘yes’ to Dist. 120 referendumMar 19, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board A Mundelein High School District 120 referendum on the April 5 ballot asks voters to borrow money to fund repairs and improvements at the sc...
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Health insurance will only get costlierMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - Health insurance will only get costlier I’m responding to the Fence Post articles from K.A. Worth on Feb. 17 and Mara Meyer on Feb. 18. Both individuals suggest tha...
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Kentucky’s doing pensions rightMar 17, 2011 2:00 am - On Feb. 11, the Kentucky state Senate passed a bill that would end “guaranteed pensions” for new state and local government employees to resolve the Kentucky public pens...
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Accountability needed in Dist. 73Mar 17, 2011 2:00 am - Hawthorne Elementary District 73 finds itself scrambling to come up with $2 million in savings for the 2011-2012 school year. Throughout the Daily Herald’s recounting of...
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Creationism ruling is misunderstoodMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - One of the most misunderstood rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court was the June 19, 1987, ruling on the teaching of creation science. That misunderstanding is even reflecte...