Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Bokor has betrayed the public trustApr 05, 2013 5:00 am - By divulging the contents of a confidential communication from the president of the District 15 school board to a third party, board member Rich Bokor has betrayed the p...
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Only two Dist. 211 candidates care about taxpayerApr 05, 2013 5:00 am - I read, with interest, the comments by the candidates for District 211 school board. Like Roman Golash, I do not have the kind of pension 42 percent of the district reti...
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Let people decide on gay marriageApr 04, 2013 5:00 am - Here’s a simple solution to the controversy over same sex marriage. Why not let the people decide? Have a state-by-state vote and a national vote by the people. After al...
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‘Friday dismissal’ candidates get voteApr 03, 2013 5:00 am - Two years ago the CCSD15 school board election was mainly about finances. As you may recall, all three incumbents running then were replaced by three new members. The ne...
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D211 needs LeFevre back on the boardApr 03, 2013 5:00 am - I want to let you know that your failure to endorse Robert LeFevre for the District 211 school board is incorrect. My assumption is that your endorsements were made out ...
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Local primaries make case for less democracyMar 31, 2013 5:00 am - Each week, we editor types contribute items for our Soapbox feature — pithy, quick-hit comments on the suburbs. Here’s an sample from Saturday’s Opinion page: $130 per v...
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The SoapboxMar 30, 2013 5:00 am - $130 per vote: That’s the cost of allowing 67 Aurora voters to winnow the field from five to two Ward 9 city council candidates in the February primary. The two survivor...
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Pensions ‘take from poor, give to rich’Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Jake Griffin’s column about the legal corruption at District 211 and other districts was enlightening. I had no idea that pensions were so ridiculously high in District ...
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Plenty of money for the executivesMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - Shocking news! Five days after Google announced they will lay off approximately 10 percent of the company’s workforce (not all in the United States), they award their ch...
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Public needs to know public salariesMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Thank you to Jake Griffin for his Tax Watchdog articles, especially the one March 6 on the outrageous pensions District 211 teachers and administrators get. They can’t b...