Wheeling Opinion
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Dropping out a matter of choiceMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama claims there is a big problem with high school dropouts, saying that "only" 70 percent of students starting high school actually graduate. He also says t...
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Time to get serious on school fundingMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - By this time, no one can be too surprised to hear that another school district is facing painful staffing cuts in order to address a budget disaster. It's a theme that h...
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Obama on track toward job creationMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The approaches that the president has proposed in his plan make sense to allow the middle class to prosper. Making credit available to small businesses will not only all...
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Stop spending money that we don't haveMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Does anyone really believe there is enough money in the world to grant everyone access to every new high-tech medical treatment option that our researchers will develop ...
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News about Walsh was delivered too lateMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I can forgive Joe Walsh for being in financial straits in this economy since unlike Melissa Bean he hasn't received a $174,000 paycheck annually from the taxpayers, and ...
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Gangs here but shouldn't be toleratedMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - While most of us are looking forward to the coming warmer weather, it also serves as a reminder to local authorities that gang crime could be near. "The nice weather com...
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Say no to amnestyMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Well here we go again - liberals and illegal immigrant activists pushing amnesty again. Hard to understand how even the most liberal Americans can't understand the grave...
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Dist. 62 Foundation grateful for supportMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - On Feb. 19, the School District 62 Foundation Board hosted a Benefit Dinner at Grazie! Ristorante in Des Plaines. On behalf of the children in the District 62 schools, t...
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Cost of ticket will bite Palatine harderMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Mayor Schwantz, I have lived with my wife and family in the neighboring Village of Arlington Heights for the last 22 years. Over the years we have shopped in your stores...
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Time for slots at racecourse is nowMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - It is time to put our personal bias aside and think of the citizens that elect our Arlington Heights Officials. It may feel like a conflict to one's personal life but th...