West Dundee Opinion
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Time for America to care for its ownAug 11, 2014 11:00 pm - I agree with all the points Inez Tornblom stated in her letter, "Can we just say "Stop" to Isreal?" The land of Palestine was the home to many peoples. When the UN creat...
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Editorial: Positive steps toward diversity, equalityJun 05, 2014 1:00 am - The more things change, the more they stay the same. The lessons from that adage are why we must celebrate and acknowledge positive change in ways large and small when ...
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Editorial: School nutrition is more than lunchApr 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Two years after the National School Lunch Program made big strides toward providing students with more nutritious food, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is co...
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Editorial: $200 million later, flood still hurtsApr 17, 2014 5:00 am - It's been a year since a wall of water hit Des Plaines when the Des Plaines River crested at a record high level of 10.92 feet. It's been a year since the Fox River spil...
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Candy, movies in school: What's district's view?Apr 13, 2014 5:00 am - An online comment on our story about what may or may not be a brewing controversy at a West Dundee school over teachers giving out candy and showing “Toy Story” during i...
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Endorsement: No Republican endorsed in 8th Congressional DistrictMar 11, 2014 11:00 pm - It is quite rare that we rescind an endorsement of a political candidate we once considered promising, but today we see little choice. On Feb. 18, we endorsed Manju Goel...
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The SoapboxMar 08, 2014 4:00 am - When it's too much: The tragic story of animals found dead and neglected on a pair of farms in western Kane County this week reminds us that there are places to...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 28, 2014 10:00 pm - He is Ironman: Best wishes to Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson on his recovery from heart surgery. The uber-fit mayor showed up in pieces to a village board me...
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Goel for 8th District Congress, GOPFeb 18, 2014 12:00 am - The Daily Herald has rescinded this endorsement. We make no recommendation in the 8th District congressional race. For an explanation of our decision, click here. ...
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Time to change good ol' boy politicsFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - East Dundee voters are about to make a decision that will affect their municipality's future for decades. The village trustees that will be elected April 7 will make imp...