Wayne Opinion
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Sickened by death of swanDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - A swan has been living on Cornerstone Lake in West Chicago for the entire summer. Recently a Chicago Bird Collision Monitors team captured the swan because it seemed to ...
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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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Money tight? Let's go to Disney WorldNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - One in 10 Americans is out of work. Twenty-five percent more people are bankrupt compared to last year. Foreclosures rose 18 percent in the last three months in the Chic...
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'Evidence' was flawed in township complaintOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - In an Oct. 6 Fence Post letter, former professor David Hamilton called for the elimination of township government. He submitted as "evidence" his claim that Wayne Townsh...
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Townships add to bureaucracyOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I have conducted studies that show how inefficient and duplicative township government is. The studies clearly indicate that counties in Illinois without townships raise...
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Saturday SoapboxOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The name game: Naperville Unit District 203 asks residents to suggest names for the $11 million early childhood center under construction near Huntington Estates. This ...
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Others should follow Torres' exampleJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When Superintendent Jose Torres turned down an $8,140 pay raise and encouraged other Elgin Area School District U-46 administrators to do the same, maybe he was leading ...
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Schools are appropriately cautiousMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Many suburban students will be getting extra days off this week as a result of swine flu precautions. As Daily Herald staff writers Matt Arado and Robert McCoppin report...
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Vote yes for St. Charles fire referendumsApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - During uncertain economic times it is easy to reject calls for increases from various taxing bodies. After all, what could be so important that it cannot wait another ye...