Wood Dale Opinion
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Sticking it to taxpayers twiceJan 19, 2015 11:01 pm - Sticking it to taxpayers twice The president wants to give free college education and so does the mayor of Chicago. Senator Durbin wants to reduce the interest rate...
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Can't make it on minimum wage?Jan 12, 2015 12:01 am - This is in response to Lou Pardini's letter regarding executive pay increases versus the minimum wage increase. It is really quite simple. Each corporation pays its exec...
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The SoapboxDec 27, 2014 4:01 am - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. In this edition of Saturday Soapbox, Daily Herald editors reflect on some of the major suburban stories ...
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Editorial: Leadership change a costly mistakeDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - After the DuPage County Forest Preserve District hired a new executive director, and then fired him months later at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars, there's o...
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The SoapboxDec 06, 2014 4:01 am - Whiskers for charity: Who knew that not shaving could feel so good? Gurnee police officials are winking at the department's personal appearance policy to benefit ch...
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Editorial: Find middle ground on adjuncts who are retiredDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - When the school year ends, Oakton Community College plans to dismiss dozens of adjunct instructors who are retired and collecting a state pension. The school recently wa...
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No immigrant should get special treatmentDec 01, 2014 4:01 am - The president has just passed his amnesty program, disguised as "immigration reform." I love the way he, Sen. Dick Durbin and the others wring their hands at the "broken...
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Editorial: Right to start early on campus smoking banNov 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Watching young people light up a cigarette and take a long drag makes us wonder how they can ignore the dangers of smoking. The message is certainly clear, from the warn...
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The true role of an 'investor'Nov 22, 2014 11:01 pm - The true role of an 'investor' The media uses Wall Street and investor as if they were the same. These are not investors but greedy stockbrokers, investment funds, ...
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The SoapboxNov 22, 2014 4:01 am - Scrape it off: A Palatine High School cross country runner was seriously hurt this week when a car hit him, and Palatine police cited the driver for failure to yiel...