Oak Brook Opinion
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Editorial: College of DuPage board appointment should go to Sandra PihosJan 19, 2016 10:00 pm - Last spring, 12 people sought three seats on the College of DuPage board in a very hard fought and bitter campaign. The Daily Herald participated in the process by inter...
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State law helps public workers prepare for retirementJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Daily Herald reporter Jake Griffin barks up the wrong tree in his Wednesday article "Why some retired teachers get two pensions." Since 1955, state law has allowed publi...
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Editorial: Breuder, Hamilton and a year of COD tumultDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - That it has been a tumultuous year at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, there can be no dispute. The year began with explosive meetings, an unexplained buyout package...
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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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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...