Wheeling Opinion
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Nekritz plan just kicks can down the roadOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - For those unfamiliar with the issue, Gov. Pat Quinn is backing pension reform drafted by Elaine Nekritz that would shift the cost of teacher pensions to local school dis...
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214 board acts in kids’ best interestsOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - Thanks to the District 214 school board for passing the physical education waiver for marching band students and dropping the information processing requirement. Unlike ...
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Beaubien a voice of independenceOct 31, 2012 4:40 am - As registered Republicans who know Dee Beaubien and have known her late husband, State Rep. Mark Beaubien, we attest to the accuracy of your headline Sept. 14 — “Beaubie...
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Must change players to fix SpringfieldOct 30, 2012 5:00 am - Tall and impressive, Jonathan Greenberg was holding his infant son on his shoulder, his toddler racing nearby. Jonathan stood before our organization announcing his run...
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Don’t choose apathy on Nov. 6Oct 30, 2012 5:00 am - Elections and voting should not be played like a game of “operator”; their outcome, desirable or less so, are extraordinarily important to our lives and welfare. One nee...
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Time for a change -- vote GreenbergOct 30, 2012 5:00 am - Illinois has been in financial chaos for as long as I can remember. No, our problems didn’t happen overnight, but they are not changing, even slowly. We’ll have $90 bill...
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Happy that Moylan will decline pensionOct 30, 2012 5:00 am - With Springfield in a constant state of gridlock, I look for candidates who are committed to leading by example and walking the walk. The other day I spoke to Marty Moyl...
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Mathias has earned another tour of dutyOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - The race for state representative in our district is the only one in Illinois that pits two incumbents, Carol Sente and Sid Mathias. They are both good people and it sho...
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Michelle Mussman is the real dealOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - I am, by nature, not a political person, but I feel personally compelled to ask you to cast your ballot for Michelle Mussman, as the state representative for our distric...
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Schools should take more responsibilityOct 27, 2012 5:00 am - How is it that a child does not show up for school and, unable to speak to a parent on the phone, the school authorities do nothing more than leave a phone message? Whet...