Streamwood Opinion
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Residents: Don't vote against your self-interestApr 02, 2015 5:00 am - A quick survey of the school board election signs in Palatine and the surrounding area indicates that many of my neighbors are either school district employees or they d...
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Endorsements: Hengels, Harper, Prusnick for Schaumburg Township Dist. 54Mar 15, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary School District 54 is the largest elementary school district in Illinois. That it delivers a very good education is not in dispute - it em...
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Endorsements: Burke, Gerber, Recker, Yung for Dist. 211 school boardMar 11, 2015 1:00 am - There is a wide variety of backgrounds and viewpoints among the eight candidates seeking one of four available positions on the Palatine-Schaumburg District 211 board. B...
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Editorial: Two school tales with similar messages for adults, kidsFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Streamwood High School students received some real-world lessons in the last week, when two of their classmates were thrust into the spotlight for very different reasons...
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Gay bias same as racial biasFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - May I add a footnote to Ilish Talarico's excellent letter supporting gay rights? Prior to 50 years ago, blacks were told to respect the beliefs of those who do not agree...
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Give Obama credit for positive eventsFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - In reading Richard Olhava's letter of Jan. 12, I think a response is definitely in order. One does not need to be a bleeding-heart liberal to admit to him or herself the...
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D211 should rethink approach to financesJan 13, 2015 4:01 am - As a result of a recent taxpayer protest against another escalating tax increase, the District Board 211 stated it was time to vote on a discussion of a strategic plan d...
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Editorial: Make it a real winter break for teensDec 26, 2014 4:01 am - Winter break is half over. What have the teenagers you know been up to? Basking in some R&R after a long fall semester and stressful finals week? Not if they live in Sc...
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Put food on the table for our childrenDec 21, 2014 4:01 am - This year there were two occasions when my eyes welled with tears. When I heard that my brother's wife of nearly 50 years had died, I teared up - feeling deeply my broth...
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Two writers misguided on protests, wagesDec 17, 2014 4:01 am - Tracy McGrath in her letter of Dec. 2 says that a protester who walks out of a Ferguson, Mo., store (looting) with goods is clearly not a protester but a criminal. Excus...