Tower Lakes Opinion
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Kentucky’s doing pensions rightMar 17, 2011 2:00 am - On Feb. 11, the Kentucky state Senate passed a bill that would end “guaranteed pensions” for new state and local government employees to resolve the Kentucky public pens...
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Accountability needed in Dist. 73Mar 17, 2011 2:00 am - Hawthorne Elementary District 73 finds itself scrambling to come up with $2 million in savings for the 2011-2012 school year. Throughout the Daily Herald’s recounting of...
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Creationism ruling is misunderstoodMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - One of the most misunderstood rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court was the June 19, 1987, ruling on the teaching of creation science. That misunderstanding is even reflecte...
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For Emmons Dist. 33: Galante, Hartl, EldridgeMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Voters have a full range of candidates to choose from — two incumbents and four newcomers to fill three positions on Emmons Elementary District 33 board. While the distr...
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Finally we’re asking, Where can we cut?Mar 16, 2011 12:00 am - I continually read articles from people that Joe Walsh is out of touch with his district because of his support to cut various government programs. That is why we sent h...
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Daily Herald’s newest syndicated columnist builds on local foundationMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - Esther Cepeda is embarking on a “dream job” as a nationally syndicated columnist, but her foundation, she says, is local. Cepeda, whose Washington Post Writers Group col...
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For Fremont Elementary District 79Mar 15, 2011 12:00 am - With three relatively new administrators and the senior school board member not running for re-election, continuity seems to be the mantra in Fremont Elementary District...
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Candidate wrong on creationismMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - While reading the article by Russell Lissau, “All four Dist. 95 candidates back teaching creationism in science classes,” I was shocked to read that candidate Doug Goldb...
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Politicians must end war on middle classMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - The repeal of collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin was an outrageous political stunt that had nothing whatsoever to do with that state’s financial crisis — a crisis...
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Munda, Conley and Conway in District 121Mar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Voters will choose from six candidates for three four-year terms on the Warren Township High School District 121 school board. They are incu...