Prospect Heights Opinion
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Editorial: Find middle ground on adjuncts who are retiredDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - When the school year ends, Oakton Community College plans to dismiss dozens of adjunct instructors who are retired and collecting a state pension. The school recently wa...
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Editorial: Time for a checkup on red-light camera useNov 28, 2014 4:01 am - Red-light cameras were in the news again last week when the state Supreme Court let stand the Illinois law that allows their existence. A lawsuit had claimed the cameras...
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Repeal the law that was passed by deceitNov 25, 2014 4:01 am - Hello, Stupid! Dr. Jonathan Gruber, professor of economics at MIT and one of the architects of Obamacare, has called us stupid for apparently allowing Obamacare to exist...
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Editorial: Right to start early on campus smoking banNov 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Watching young people light up a cigarette and take a long drag makes us wonder how they can ignore the dangers of smoking. The message is certainly clear, from the warn...
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Editorial: A school's step toward closing one gender gapNov 14, 2014 4:01 am - Perhaps on a birthday long ago, a kid you know unwrapped an Erector set and spent the day constructing a tower. Or maybe you watched your own child open a Lego kit and b...
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After the election, some musingsNov 10, 2014 4:01 am - After this past election, I am sure that practically all your readers, including me of course, are both happy and disappointed in some of the results, I am reminded of t...
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The SoapboxNov 01, 2014 5:00 am - Something to celebrate: “History of the Suburbs” is a stimulating but comparatively short subject, including when it comes to public and private schools. It's inter...
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Editorial: Recognizing excellence in a time of transitionOct 28, 2014 11:00 pm - There is something especially telling about the selection this week of Fremd High School automotive instructor Steven Elza as Illinois Teacher of the Year, and it isn't ...
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Change or no change? It's your choiceOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - To my fellow citizens of Illinois: In terms of high taxes, debt obligations, broken promises and corruption, our state ranks at or near dead last in the nation. After al...
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This election, will voters wake up?Oct 25, 2014 5:01 am - The voters in Illinois must be stupid, ignorant or asleep or perhaps some combination of all three. Hopefully, not all three. For years the Democratic Party has been in ...