Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Retired teacher looks back with fondnessAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - As a new school year is about to begin, it brings us all back to our personal memories of school. Being a teacher has always meant so much to me. Through the years I hav...
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Jobs created when middle class spendsAug 14, 2011 4:00 am - The gnashing of teeth over raising the debt ceiling and budget cuts ignores the real problems in our nation. Our nation needs jobs! We need to reform trade policies to e...
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Irritated by early morning ‘courtesy call’ during stormAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Last Saturday morning, after being awakened by the storm numerous times, I had finally fallen asleep. At 4 a.m. the phone rings. The worst possible scenarios are going t...
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Unpaid child support tells us who Walsh isAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - I just read Mrs. (U.S. Congressman) Joe Walsh’s December 2010 verified petition for $115,000 of unpaid child support. It is 55 pages, with exhibits. It says that Joe sti...
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Harper remedial program grows successful adultsJul 31, 2011 3:00 am - Some young adults were disappointed to learn Harper College officials believed they needed a bridge into college life. Monika Pasek didn't want to hear that she needed t...
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Lauds Harper’s efforts for specials needs kidsJul 31, 2011 3:00 am - I would like to thank Harper College’s Dr. Kenneth Ender, Dean Mark Mrozinski, Scott Cashman and members of the Continuing Education Department for listening to parents ...
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The SoapboxJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The $117,000 Walsh owes his kids: Well, we guess you could call U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry a role model of sorts. He says government must spend less. And then he rep...
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Walk in a teacher’s shoes, then set policyJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - Earlier this month our governor decided to scrap the state writing test to save $2.4 million. This is a very small savings in the overall cost of education and a perfect...
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We need a fair and upfront CongressJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - I want to express my concern over the current national debt ceiling impasse we are all watching take place in Washington. I submit that this is an attempt at “back door”...
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DREAM Act would give teens hopeJul 17, 2011 3:00 am - As a Palatine junior high math teacher, I fight the issues in my classroom daily that accompany poverty (52 percent of my school) and English-speaking status (46 percent...