Cook County Opinion
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...
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Keep teachers’ own views out of classroomJun 02, 2013 5:00 am - It’s that time of year when I think about my own graduation from college many years ago. It was a time I learned that to survive in academia as a student, you had to bec...
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Put scientific research first in schoolsJun 02, 2013 5:00 am - Really? Arlene Sawicki would force public schools to “Teach alternatives to Darwin’s theories” (May 21). She hopes that books on the pre-scientific religious myths and l...
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Demand improved civic educationJun 01, 2013 5:00 am - In response to “Batavia school board disciplines teacher after survey flap” on May 29, Illinoisans should be outraged. A social studies teacher who uses a relevant oppor...
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The SoapboxJun 01, 2013 5:00 am - Unsung benefactor: We’d love to thank the person who donated $95,000 to honor those who died in military service, but he or she wished to remain anonymous. The gift will...
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Thanks for support of veterans programsMay 31, 2013 8:37 am - Once again, the people of Lake County have shown their overwhelming support of our veterans and their families. The 42 veteran service organizations in the county saw a...
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Press must continue as nation’s watchdogMay 31, 2013 5:00 am - I never miss a chance to read Jim Slusher’s column on Thursdays. He always has a pertinent viewpoint. My point on his May 23 contribution about freedom of the press is a...
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Half-truths plagued letter about ObamaMay 31, 2013 5:00 am - The May 18 letter, “Presidency the most unethical in history,” appears to blame President Obama for just about everything from Harding’s Teapot Dome Scandal to the admin...
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Journalists’ sense of right and wrongMay 31, 2013 4:40 am - Journalists’ sense of right and wrong If you deliver guns willy nilly into the hands of murderous Mexican drug dealers and thus contribute to the deaths of who know...
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Adding up value of high school mathMay 31, 2013 4:40 am - Adding up value of high school math Thanks for shining a spotlight on Carpentersville Community Unit District 300 High School and their new fourth year math course ...