Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Hillary Clinton and little girl dreamsJun 09, 2016 5:00 am - Editor's note: This editorial is adapted from one published Aug. 26, 2008, during Hillary Clinton's first race for president. When Hillary Clinton was a youngster in Pa...
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Library plan impact on taxes overlookedJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - The reporter who reported the story on the Fox Valley Library tax hike proposal misses a significant fact that could have caused an attention gathering headline for the ...
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Relationship with teachers is way out of balanceJun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Your editorial pointing out the irresponsible leadership at District 220 is a good start, but we have yet to get to the core issue. The school board and administration ...
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Competition sets wages, not governmentJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - In the May 30 Daily Herald, Denise Brown offers a litany of reasons why her hourly wage of $13.25 for 27 hours worked per week results in take-home pay insufficient to ...
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ECC tuition waivers fall on hard timesJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Community College is facing challenging times with the current state budget impasse. As a result, the college has had to re-evaluate all of its expenses to save mo...
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Tollway should stop spending on Route 53 studyJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Livable Lake County and its members agree with the editorial on May 24th ("Troubling Signs with Route 53's extension at a crossroads") that members of the Illinois tollw...
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Remember Dist. 15 board action at the pollsJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - This letter is in regard to the editorial published on May 29 by the Daily Herald Editorial Board titled "District 15 fails transparency test on teacher contract." This ...
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More school district whiningJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Recently the Daily Herald had two articles in regards to local school districts: "District 95 (Lake Zurich) contesting property value reductions" and "St. Charles school...
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Even GOP lawmakers play 'the Illinois way'Jun 05, 2016 1:00 am - What brilliance, what sharpness, what acuity of mind shown by Reps Harris of Arlington Heights and McSweeney from Barrington in their explanation for why they helped Rah...
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Editorial: End school board ritual of secrecy on teacher payJun 04, 2016 2:00 pm - Most suburban school board members are good people, dedicated to serving the community. But particularly when it comes to labor contracts, most of them operate within th...