Streamwood Opinion
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Smaller classes mean better U-46Dec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Overcrowding in U-46 classrooms is becoming a very serious problem. The boundary lines for U-46 should be redrawn to regulate a smaller class size in schools. The studen...
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Luminaria made Park Blvd. sparkleDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I have to say Park Boulevard in Streamwood looked great Friday night when we returned home at 11:30 and saw all the bags lined up and down the boulevard with candles. I ...
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District 211 not being responsibleDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The prior year's levy was $193.6 million. The next year's levy is $194.8 million. That is an increase of $1.2 million. Sorry for being blunt, but that's simply not a red...
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Do homework first, then apply for breakDec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Regarding the Longtime Occupant Exemption: Rob Johnson of Streamwood wrote a letter on this, urging people to call the Cook County Assessor's Office and gave the phone n...
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Give ear to the most at-risk studentsDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - For school officials considering budgets, the toughest decisions come when cuts go head to head with goals to ensure that every child has a chance to succeed. Those stud...
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Look for real answers to U-46 expulsionsDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - As a retired educator with Elgin Area Unit District 46 I find it interesting to read that a predominantly white teaching corps may be culturally mismatched with minority...
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All Bartlett students should take P.E.Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Obesity is a major health problem that has become a pandemic among teenagers causing large amounts of deaths and deadly diseases. School officials should make physical e...
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Is Dist. 211 operating in a financial vacuum?Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - I just looked at the second installment of my 2008 Tax Bill. What is going on over there? Are they aware that the unemployment rate in Illinois is about 15-20% when peop...
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High schools should be frank about STIsDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - In the past few years the number of people infected by sexually transmitted infections has increased. Streamwood High School (should) provide more information about sexu...
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Red-light cameras aren't worth costDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - It's a concern to me that drivers who fail to notice red-light cameras get into more accidents. Red-light cameras have served their purpose by decreasing right angle acc...