West Chicago Opinion
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Efficient government must be our focusOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - It's roundly accepted that Illinois needs to reduce its 7,000-plus units of local government to save taxpayers money and improve the delivery of services and infrastruct...
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Editorial: Follow DuPage's lead to streamline governmentOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Illinois is the land of plenty. We have plenty of debt, plenty of high taxes and plenty of businesses fleeing for other states, to go with a fat history of political cor...
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Editorial: The next step in local control of salariesSep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Editor's Note: An earlier version of this editorial identified a $400,000 bonus that was to be paid to outgoing University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise but f...
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Cost and value at the two-year collegeSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Last week, the White House announced the rollout of the College Scorecard, which is intended to provide potential students with data on college cost, graduation, debt an...
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The issue now is wasteful policiesSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Has the Daily Herald lost their editorial objectivity? The continued dialogue on the COD issues appears that they have. The real issue has never been addressed. Anyone ...
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Editorial: Unless there's cause, COD should drop the Breuder firing bidAug 22, 2015 2:00 pm - Several weeks ago, College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton, Acting Interim President Joseph Collins and Faculty Association President Glenn Hansen met with our...
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Send gang members to GuantanamoAug 19, 2015 12:00 am - It's a sad state of affairs that many of our children in cities like Chicago are living in fear and have been the innocent victims of shootings, even in the beds of thei...
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Editorial: Is Hamilton withholding COD records from board opponents?Aug 08, 2015 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board We've been covering local governments in the suburbs for a long time, and from time to time, we've witnessed more than a few political f...
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Editorial: COD debate highlights the need to strengthen public access lawsAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - It remains for authorities such as the DuPage County state's attorney to decide whether, as government watchdog groups urged last week, College of DuPage board members v...