Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Put meaning back in measurement of schoolsNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - Across Illinois, 80 percent of all school districts are said to be “failing” to meet basic standards in reading, math and science. In Northwest Cook County, every single...
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Sharing information key to safer schoolsOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - On the surface, it appears Illinois school districts are doing what they should when it comes to cooperation between administrators and local police agencies. After all,...
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Golash made a good point on role modelsOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Among one of my first tasks when I open the paper is going to the Neighbor section to read the Fencepost. These are comments by thoughtful neighbors giving their opinion...
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Let’s stand up and demand lower taxesOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Taxes, taxes, taxes — when will they stop increasing? It’s amazing how my property tax has almost doubled within the past few years as my property value has decreased by...
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A little restraint on taxes would helpOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Gosh, all the local taxing units seem to think that everyone has excess money to pay for their wants and needs. Well, I can’t. I live on a fixed income, and this is not ...
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Blame Congress for housing woesOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - Richard Franke’s Oct. 1 letter on the housing crisis was right on, and something the press has ignored. Fannie Mae was the main cause of this housing-economic depression...
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Decorations flap a missed teaching momentOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I was shocked and amused with your article about the decoration fiasco at Wheeling High School. The Student Council adviser’s upset over removal of potentially dangerous...
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Lawson’s ‘coffee’ was strictly businessOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Regarding Roger Bianco’s letter speculating the “Coffee with the Assessor” is nothing more than campaign tactic for John Lawson, we were fortunate enough to host one of ...
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Che not a good role model for studentsOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Palatine High School has many displays, one of them celebrates “Hispanic month.” As I looked closer, I noticed a T-shirt showing the terrorist Che Guevara. Che was a co...
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School districts are bleeding us dryOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I would like to take this opportunity to thank those individuals responsible for raising my school taxes. My 2010 property tax bill just arrived. The combined 2010 scho...