St. Charles Opinion
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Testing brouhaha about 'special' dealsFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - On the front page recently, a headline read, "District willing to snub the law." It was about District 93 being against giving certain tests to kids still learning Engli...
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Kids deserve choice on 'moment' tooFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - As an early childhood education student, I try to keep up with issues surrounding education. The article "Moment of silence gets another look" concerns me. On issues of...
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Bypass progress, or 'Groundhog Day'?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps McHenry and Kane county motorists will one day look back on the saga of the proposed western Algonquin bypass and cheer the persistence and fortitude that brough...
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Vote Bill Foster to help human needsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who says there are no differences between political parties has not been listening to the subject matter of the primary candidates. The differences are dramatic, ...
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Thanks for helping Heritage CenterFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - On behalf of the St. Charles Heritage Center I would like to thank everyone who helped organize, and participated in, our 75th anniversary celebration. Jan. 19, the yea...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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And you call this global warming?Feb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Think what our weather would be if it weren't for Nobel Prize winner Al Gore's global warming. The coldest and snowiest years in decades. What would we have had without ...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Let's give schools what they needFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Congratulations to all the St. Charles Park District residents who supported the tax referendum of $25 million. I hope you are as generous when the school district reque...
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School district could do betterFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A couple of weeks ago as I was getting ready for work, my son told me he didn't think he should go to school that day. He said that someone left a note at St. Charles No...