Maple Park Opinion
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Promoting science a noble causeMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - To paraphrase Bill Foster, United States Congressman and science fair judge at the Discovery Science Fair in Elgin last month, "I want to hear about both successes and f...
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Wasn't defending indefensible actsMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to Kate Bochte's letter to the Fence Post Tuesday, April 20, Bochte seems to have a real ax to grind. I ask you, where in my Fence Post letter of April 15 di...
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How the other side livesMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - What needs to be done is to not allow an educator who retires to be rehired by the district they previously worked for. Educators who retire should not receive their ret...
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Not just a few priestsMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Brian Knott of Elgin in his April 11 letter seems to believe that the sexual abuses against children in the Catholic Church were committed by a few aberrant priests. Not...
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Bettchers bring talent to Dist. 300May 12, 2010 11:00 pm - District 300 is to be congratulated on having in its employ the talented and dedicated husband/wife team of Mark and Lisa Bettcher. They bring the joy and wonder of musi...
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Parents to blame for tardy kidsMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Screeeech! "OK, go, go, go! No, wait! Give me a kiss! OK, go. See you after school! I love you!" It's a scene I encounter on a daily basis after I've ushered my son to ...
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Noland does right by constituentsMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Sen. Michael Noland is a champion for our children and communities. In 2002 when he first ran for elected state office, then candidate Mike Noland knocked on my friend'...
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Thankful for preschool crewMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I am the director of Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool. I have a wonderful staff of teachers, classroom assistants, child care workers and substitute workers. The first w...
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Rein in Wall Street gamblersMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Why is it that we regulate gambling but fail to control Wall Street? Why can Goldman Sachs, or example, sell "synthetic instruments" and derivatives, whereby they make m...
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Enough affordable housing or not?May 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I am happy to hear that the Elgin City Council is proceeding with the ArtSpace project. This creative development will provide subsidized housing for struggling artists ...