Cook County Opinion
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Teachers benefit from protectionNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: We have many District 211 teachers making well over $100,000 for a 10-month work period. They work in on isolated/protected economy with guaranteed job se...
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2 members stood up for taxpayersNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Only two members of the District 211 school board showed the nerve to stand up to the teachers union. The raises given are larger than any corporations are giving out (e...
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Thinking on feet a modern necessityNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Reality television dominates our living rooms and our lifestyles. Water coolers, school yards and senior centers are filled with chatter about whose unscr...
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Don't penalize all for conduct of fewNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - "Bottom line: Fans ought to be in the stands" says that all schools (should) prohibit fans from being allowed on playing fields after games because of the incident at th...
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Vehe Farm books should be openNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The Vehe Farm Foundation is a not-for-profit organization located in the Deer Park Village office on Cuba Road. The foundation gets most of the money it spends from publ...
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Universities must address prioritiesNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Motorola's announcement of the opening of its new Beijing R&D complex housing 3,000 employees including 2,000 engineers is not only instructive, but also representative ...
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Wants finance series to go furtherNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I was amused by Mr. Quick's criticism of the Daily Herald's weekly series on the K-12 public school system. For those who missed Mr. Quick's letter, he first suggested t...
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Palatine treated children like VIPsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I would publicly like to thank everyone at the Palatine Public Works Department. Palatine Police Department, city hall, Joe Petykowsk (our tour guide) and Reid Ottesen f...
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He's done helping Dist. 211 at pollsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I read with total disbelief about the expansion of the District 211 offices. Obviously, I missed previous articles about this waste of taxpayer dollars. The school burea...
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From bathroom attendant to JFK-era whistleblowerNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are always a difficult stretch for Abraham Bolden. Not only did his wife die at this time of year, but so did his president and so did a little of bit of hi...