West Dundee Opinion
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How about a thank you to local VA?Nov 02, 2015 12:00 am - There has been a lot of bad publicity as to the care the VA has been giving the veterans. I want to praise the Elgin VA for the good care Dr. Janice Wood and her team of...
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Rethink support of Longmeadow plan?Aug 20, 2015 12:00 am - To the village officials of West Dundee: Hear that whooshing noise? That's the sound of more of your retail businesses (read "tax revenues") fleeing from your village to...
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Editorial; Building a solid foundation of STEM proficiency, interestAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - That Sherry Douglas, profiled Monday in the Daily Herald's Top Teachers series, is a great classroom instructor, there seems little doubt, and the consensus from her col...
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Taxpayers deserve vote on parkwayAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - I was appalled to read Karen McConnaughay's response to the reporter's key question in the Friday, July 31, Daily Herald interview on "The Case for Longmeadow." The repo...
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Couldn't be more apart on 30-year toll bridge planAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - Two things illustrate the incredible disconnect between foes and supporters of the Longmeadow Parkway. 1. The scope of the project. An opposition flyer shows massive tru...
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Candidate will restore sanity in East DundeeMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - I would like to take this opportunity to encourage voters to vole for Alan Hall for East Dundee village trustee. I have known and worked with Alan for over seven years ...
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Endorsement: Skillicorn, Lynam and Bartels for East Dundee trusteeFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - East Dundee is a village at a crossroads. The home to 3,200 people is seeing a spark of redevelopment as a result of its tax increment financing districts. The cramped d...
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Voter apathy best friend of incumbentsJan 31, 2015 4:53 am - The only way to achieve term limits in Illinois is by a constitutional amendment. If a term limit proposal were on the ballot it would require only a 60 percent majority...
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Extracurriculars? Go to public schools.Jan 02, 2015 4:01 am - In a recent letter, Ms. Lussenhop complains that her children can't be part of the extracurricular activities at the public schools. It's wonderful that she's decided to...
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Funding plan punishes successful schoolsOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - Recently proposed legislation, Senate Bill 16 offers a new funding formula that attempts to address disparities in the state of Illinois's school funding formula. I sup...