Plainfield Opinion
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The SoapboxDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - What’s the message, Part I: Companies commonly send to newsrooms promotional materials with “goodies” included. The people with the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl did that to p...
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COD deannexation a terrible decisionDec 13, 2011 4:00 am - The College of DuPage board made a terrible decision when it voted to deannex from the village of Glen Ellyn. If these seven board members had more wisdom, experience an...
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COD decisions cost we, the taxpayersDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - After local building authorities ordered a shutdown of construction at the College of DuPage, its President-for-Life responded by ordering the workers to ignore the orde...
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Can COD and Glen Ellyn reach a compromise?Nov 12, 2011 11:00 pm - With the acrimony as high as it’s been between leaders with the College of DuPage and the village of Glen Ellyn, it probably should have come as no surprise that each si...
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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The SoapboxOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - Not paying attention? A 14-year-old brings a BB gun into his locker at Glenbard West High School. An 18-year-old shows off a bullet to classmates at Neuqua Valley. In th...
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Trade deals will promote job growthOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - Despite the clear economic benefits of trade, almost every story about the recent agreements with Panama, South Korea and Colombia included at least one hard-core oppone...
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Enrollment down, but tax rates upOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - With the state-required filing of student enrollment now in the books, we finally get a look at Indian Prairie Unit District 204’s numbers for 2011. To give you a very ...
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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...
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The Soapbox: Fermilab tests speed-of-light barrierSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - The earth moves — fast: Scientists at Fermilab will be whipping subatomic particles around an accelerator tunneled beneath the suburbs, trying to replicate or refute an ...