Streamwood Opinion
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Think of the kids in U-46 contract decisionMay 16, 2012 5:00 am - The 2,000 or so teachers who are members of the Elgin Teachers Association — the largest teachers union in the suburbs — are understandably on edge. The members, who sta...
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Being smart about college loansMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - The premise is simple enough. Keep interest rates manageable so students can borrow money to go to college, improve their lives and be able to pay it back without going ...
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Penalties indicate mismanagementApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Did anyone else see the front page of the Daily Herald on April 12th? If you did and you are a taxpayer, you should be fuming. Here is a big reason why we pay outlandish...
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Volunteers, donors made special needs fundraiser goApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - I would like to thank all 1,300 people who came out to our Cupcakes And A Cause event, to raise money for Special Olympics, The Best Buddies Club at Hoffman Estates High...
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Spectrum closing was fiscally responsible actApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Board voted to discontinue counseling services to youth at risk via in-house staff and contract instead with the Kenneth Young Centers. We felt t...
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The SoapboxApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - Hey! What happened to that balmy, early spring weather we’ve come to love — and expect? Al fresco in Lombard: Lombard’s long-running challenge has been to revitalize its...
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Our veterans deserve betterApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - Here I am, back on my soapbox. After reading an article in your paper recently, I got very upset at the way the government is treating our returning veterans. They get s...
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Our liberties are being whittled awayApr 19, 2012 5:00 am - Are we heading toward a police state by little increments? In the same week the news media obsessed on the Supreme Court’s deliberation on the Affordable Health Act (Oba...
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Don’t put pension reform on my backApr 16, 2012 5:00 am - The recent comments by Gov. Quinn and Mayor Emanuel signal a renewed effort toward pension reform that would include shifting of a portion of pension costs for teachers ...
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Closing Spectrum a political, not business, decisionApr 16, 2012 5:00 am - A recent decision by Township Supervisor Mary Wroblewski and the board to close the Spectrum Teen Center by calling it a business decision confuses me. Some other recent...