Mettawa Opinion
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Saturday soapboxJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Smart school move: As the state weighs consolidating school districts, hooray for those starting to share administrative services on their own. One, Oak Grove Elementary...
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Gambling expansion another state gimmickJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Sen. Terry Link wants to expand gambling in Illinois because senior citizens are “going up there (Potawatomi Casino) with our tax dollars, and we have to stop the flow.”...
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Change law overseeing pensionsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - The legislature and public employees are debating furiously over pension reform. But for employers a very different problem needs reforming. Six years ago, to fix the p...
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Voters must elect smarter candidatesMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Quinn’s recent “deal” to keep Motorola from moving out of the state amounts to bribery via tax incentives. Private sector jobs generate income tax, real estate taxe...
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Dist. 73 personnel want pension solutionMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - As public school employees, the teachers, administrators and education support personnel of Hawthorn School District 73 need and deserve a stable and reliable source of ...
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Hard to trust calls for government controlApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would eliminate “excessive” and redundant government by creating a panel that would require the targeted body to justify i...
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Compare debt to family incomeApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - We hear about the “billions” and “trillions” of dollars spent/cut/borrowed, and it’s very hard to put into perspective. There are simply too many zeros, and the numbers ...
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The Soapbox: From prom to playoffsApr 15, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Missing the boat All 400 tickets for West Chicago Community High School’s chaperoned post-prom party, a midnight cruise on Lake Michigan, we...
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Challengers don’t support SHS valuesApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - School board members should reflect the positive values and rights of our educational community, which include equality for all students, respect for teachers’ judgment ...