Schaumburg Opinion
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Editorial: Collaboration key in school schedule changesSep 20, 2013 10:11 am - When a district talks about adjusting school start times and schedules, there’s sure to be hearty debate from all sides of the community. Case in point: An argument has ...
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D211 needs junior ROTC program, tooSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - Excellent article in the Herald about District 214 and the Naval Junior ROTC students doing research on Lake Michigan. The JROTC program does not require someone to go i...
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A fun ending to a very soggy nightSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - While trying to exit the September Fest on Sunday, Sept. 1st in a torrential downpour, we found ourselves in the food tent booth of the Melting Pot with several of their...
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Library could go a little darker at nightSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - Congratulations to the Schaumburg Library on receiving a grant for energy efficiency! It is too bad that lighting was not included in that program. Lights on 24/7 does n...
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Lawmakers are enabling gambling addictionsSep 13, 2013 5:00 am - A recent letter seeking increased regulation on video gambling due to addiction levels does not help resolve the core issues. Lobbyist and establishments that support th...
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Give a thumbs up to your crossing guardSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - You see them in the mornings, at lunch or after school, holding up a familiar sign and waving schoolchildren by. They are a part of our everyday lives during the school ...
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Price must be paid for chemical weapons useSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - As a Vietnam veteran, I have seen the results of war up close and personal. The impact of war is indescribable to those who have not seen it. As a result I absolutely ab...
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Conventional warfare can be equally destructiveSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - After 100,000 deaths in the Syrian civil war, why has this government now entered the fray after suspicions that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons to kill ...
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Stop the killings in America firstSep 02, 2013 5:00 am - Why can and will our federal government get involved when there’s senseless murders of innocent people in other countries (for example, Syria) but it can’t or won’t when...
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Respect the office of the presidencySep 01, 2013 5:00 am - Congratulations to Dick Deranian of Schaumburg, who pointed out in his Aug. 26 letter, “Claims against Obama polarizing nation,” that respect for the office of the presi...