Mettawa Opinion
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Editorial: For Academic Team, it’s about more than gradesJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Technically, Benjamin Brissette went to Maine West High School for six years before graduating last weekend. He first came to the Des Plaines school in seventh grade, ta...
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...
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Editorial: Wanted: Creative tools to stimulate job growthMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - The list of critical issues facing Illinois is complex and daunting. You can start with pension reform and the mounting state deficit and work your way through medical m...
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Give ‘investors’ more say in governmentMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Inarguably, businesses are more efficient than government. In an economy where revenues are tight, the cliché that “government needs to run more like a business” is tru...
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Work for a Cleaner Earth DayApr 20, 2013 11:00 pm - Earth Day is a time to celebrate our environment and appreciate the air and water we need to live. At the League of Women Voters, we try to celebrate Earth Day everyday ...
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Editorial: Proposal for surplus forest funds a win-winApr 05, 2013 5:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District commissioners have engaged in an interesting discussion this week over what to do with $1.6 million in surplus funds. Interesting b...
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CLC Board of TrusteesApr 03, 2013 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald has made their recommendations for the Board of Trustees. How they did this is not clear. They are not at the college on a daily basis nor do they kno...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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The Missing Asian VoiceMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - With the Senate in the midst of proposing its own comprehensive immigration reform legislation, many immigrant communities nationwide, especially in the Latino communiti...
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Endorsements: Loeffler, Plummer, Vogt for Diamond Lake District 76 boardMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 is a district in transition. Like many school districts in our region, it has weathered the weak economy and made necessary cuts to g...