Wayne Opinion
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U-46 cuts unfair to kids, teachersApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 recently cut 500 positions. Many of these were administrative positions. People originally gave up teaching positions to take these admin...
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Man of convictions good in Wayne Twp.Mar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to congratulate and wish good luck to Tom Arends on his effort to be elected Wayne Township Supervisor on April 7. I've come to know Tom though our mutual i...
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Re-elect Spitz as Wayne Twp. highway commissionerMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Not long ago I sent an e-mail to Wayne Township Highway Commissioner Ken Spitz. I saw and heard him speak for the first time at the Fair Oaks Water Main project public m...
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Homeowner's group president for SpitzMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm the president of a homeowner's group in Wayne Township. In that role, I've had the opportunity to work with Highway Commissioner Ken Spitz. Ken has always been respo...
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Echevarria, Fountain and Spencer for U-46Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's rare to find a 21-year-old in politics. Especially one with poise, positivity and a straightforward approach to issues. Yet Elgin Area School District U-46 has that...
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Biggest suburban district needs changeFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Much has happened in the suburbs' largest school district in recent weeks. And none of it, thankfully, has had to do with the racial bias lawsuit that has kept the cash ...
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Facts ignored in CN rail purchase planDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - On Nov. 18, the environmental staff of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) presented its environmental analysis of Canadian National Railway's (CN) proposed acquisiti...
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Euthanasia to reptiles inhumaneDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When a reptile is confiscated from its owner for either permit or living space violations by the local branch of the Illinois State Fish and Wildlife Service, more often...
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Standards cause nurse shortageNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - We are in hospitals, home care, nursing homes, and doctor's offices. Unfortunately school nursing is one of the lowest paying fields of nursing. Some school districts re...
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Bean let taxpayers down on economyNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - When the housing market bubble burst, it started a chain reaction that put us in the economic free-fall we are suffering through right now. One group at the top of the ...