South Elgin Opinion
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Puffy helmets make life safer for young athletesNov 22, 2015 6:00 am - The news, as I recall it, didn't create stop-and-take-notice headlines throughout Illinois. State legislators this summer made it law that virtually all schools where sp...
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Holding the line on Kane County taxesNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - As Kane County Board chairman, I would like to thank each member of the county board and each commissioner of the forest preserve who once again voted to freeze the prop...
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Financial literacy a critical college curriculumOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - In Elgin Community College's Game of Life, students move from station to station selecting a career, paying taxes and student loan payments, housing and transportation c...
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Editorial: Intervention a key component in campus protectionsOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - A day after the shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon last week, Elgin Community College officials announced ECC had become the first college in the suburbs to...
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Editorial: U-46's 'canary' experience reveals health preparedness gapOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - There are some things to take comfort in regarding the three-day Legionella scare at Elgin Area School District U-46. One is that people under 20 years old rarely cont...
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Blaine: true scientist and historianSep 13, 2015 12:00 am - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is fortunate to have Valerie Blaine, a true scientist and historian, interpreting the natural world for readers of the Daily ...
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Politicians providing fiction, not fact on LongmeadowSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Algonquin Village President John Schmitt has gone to great lengths to put a positive spin on the Longmeadow highway and bridge project. This four-lane 50 mph highway wo...
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Editorial: Playing it smart at summer schoolJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - It's July 17, the temperature is north of 80. Your friends are at the pool, kicking back and getting nothing done. Or working a minimum-wage job to keep busy before scho...
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Another key service from paramedicsJul 03, 2015 12:00 am - Reading Marilyn Seitz' letter in the Daily Herald June 17, praising Dr. Stanley Zydlo for founding the paramedic program in the Northwest suburbs reminds me of other ben...
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RunFurShelter a hit in South ElginJul 02, 2015 12:00 am - Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 5K and 10K race for RunFurShelter's event May 31 in South Elgin. Runners were not deterred by unexpectedly cold tempe...