South Barrington Opinion
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There are alternatives to guns in District 15 schoolsJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - The District 15 school board is considering hiring armed retired policemen. More guns is not the answer. Introducing guns increases children's anxiety and the likelihood...
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Don't put armed officers in schools' front officesDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - I am a Palatine resident, parent, an ESP member and a District 15 employee. I work in a school that has a School Resource Officer. He is a valued member of our team. We ...
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Supt. Scott Thompson; Retired police can help make grade schools safeNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - Sandy Hook, Columbine and Parkland. Names eliciting horrific and deeply troubling images. Often the next thought turns to "could this happen in my school?" School employ...
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Endorsement: Vote Yes on South Barrington Park District referendumOct 20, 2018 1:00 am - South Barrington Park District voters will be confronted with a referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot seeking permission to sell the mysterious-sounding "Area N." Cryptic name...
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Endorsement: Raja Krishnamoorthi for Congress, 8th DistrictOct 05, 2018 11:00 pm - This endorsement has been updated to state that U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is a resident of Schaumburg. It also has been updated to refer to the Canadian Pacific ...
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Missing the point, proving criticismJan 08, 2018 12:00 am - Your sanctimonious editorial about "use of The (Washington) Post" news service not only misses the point, it concedes the validity of the criticism you received. You st...
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Unions usually don't lose; taxpayers doNov 13, 2017 4:00 am - The letter from Judy Janes, "Community loses in D15 strike," is misguided. Unions put forward a list of demands and basically they win 85 percent of what they demand. To...
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Palatine District 15 spending plenty of money on attorneysNov 13, 2017 4:00 am - The District 15 school board claims on social media that they are bargaining in good faith to resolve the strike of support staff. One would think there is no money to s...
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School board's bad faith bargaining behind District 15 strikeNov 06, 2017 5:00 am - I now understand the 10-year teacher contract in Palatine Township Elementary District 15. What reasonable person wants to go through this nonsense every three years? If...
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District 15 school board treating support staff unfairlyOct 23, 2017 5:00 am - The injunction approved by Judge Neil Cohen is not only unprecedented but disenfranchises the union and divides it. The ruling makes the nurses and one on one program as...