Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Life of Carl Zdeb deserves attentionJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - On May 12, Carl A. Zdeb passed away at the age of 85. His obituary appeared in the Daily Herald, but I searched the entire paper for the next week, certain that I would ...
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'I, me, mine' at the root of our problemsJun 07, 2015 1:00 am - The "me first'" prevailing American attitude, seemingly in vogue since the '80s has proved to be the crux of most of our problems as we limp forward. Until that selfish...
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Bankers should be the ones in handcuffsJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - FIFA officials were marched out of their Zurich, Switzerland, offices in handcuffs as United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch vowed to wipe out the systematic corru...
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Editorial: Local schools, colleges should be controlled locally, not in SpringfieldMay 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Legislators' efforts to meddle in the affairs of local community college districts stalled Friday and for all the right reasons. Liz Brown, of the Illinois Council of Co...
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Harper's staff gave meaning to serviceMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - On May 16, I had the honor of giving the keynote address at Harper College's commencement ceremony. It was a privilege to speak to graduates who were kind enough to rema...
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Bittersweet farewell to Huffo the ClownMay 04, 2015 5:00 am - When I moved to Rolling Meadows almost 60 years ago I became a part of the Herald, first as a subscriber, then a contributor and even a part-time employee in the "once a...
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Letter: Unrestricted donations destroy democratic processMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - Billionaires are flooding our nation with money to determine who will represent the Republican party in the 2016 election. Sadly, I don't expect those same billionaire...
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Editorial: Class-to-class, a gift that can help fight bullyingApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - Johnny Trout won't make the 40-year reunion of his 1975 graduating class at Fremd High School this summer, but his presence will be felt there more than he ever could ha...
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Thanks for your support of D214 - and usApr 20, 2015 5:00 am - We want to thank all of the citizens of District 214 who voted for us and High School District 214 on April 7. District 214 has long history of providing students of our...
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Can laws protect against all discrimination?Apr 07, 2015 1:00 am - The proliferation of "religious freedom" bills across our nation is causing much consternation for lawmakers and citizens alike. A tremendous backlash is causing gover...