Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Teachers need training to stay currentMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I am writing in response to Paul Gasiorowski’s letter, “Teachers shouldn’t need seminar time”. It was filled with so much false information and misconceptions that I cou...
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Teachers shouldn’t need seminar timeMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - What is wrong with the school board in District 15? Why do we keep electing these officials? Stand and fight against the unions and the school boards, quit giving them e...
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Misericordia says thanks for donationsMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - On April 26 and 27 thousands of volunteers were out on the streets and in front of stores in Chicago and the suburbs handing out Jelly Belly jelly beans in exchange for ...
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Kids’ future at stake over pension woesMay 12, 2013 5:00 am - I attended the pension forum at Harper College, and it was enlightening. The pension system has to be reformed or there will be no future for pensions. They say it is in...
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Focus on weapons of consequenceMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Can someone please explain to me what constitutes an assault weapon? Forty years ago I owned a .22-caliber “plinking” rifle. It was a semiautomatic, held about 15 rounds...
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Student's thoughts on listening to music in schoolMay 08, 2013 11:00 pm - Should students be able to listen to music during school? Some people may find that listening to music distracts them from concentrating but for some people it helps th...
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Disappointed with Morrison’s silenceMay 06, 2013 5:00 am - Last fall, I voted to re-elect state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-District 54) based on the Daily Herald’s endorsement and a positive experience I had contacting him in 2011. I ...
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Higher speed limits not worth the riskMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - The Illinois legislature is considering a bill to raise the speed limit on interstate highways from 65 mph to 70 mph. The bill’s main advocate is Republicn state Sen. Ji...
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Civility gone with rise of GOP hatersMay 02, 2013 5:00 am - Democrats have done a masterful job of demonizing the Republican Party. Recently a good friend quoted an ugly racist remark made by a friend of hers. “He is such a Repub...
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Editorial: A wide and deep gulf in the pension debateApr 28, 2013 5:00 am - There are a few ways to look at the interaction during The Pension Forum we sponsored with Reboot Illinois Thursday night at Harper College in Palatine. We were pleased,...