Editorials
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Editorial: Diversity commission's work a hopeful end to troubling yearDec 16, 2015 10:00 pm - This year has been one of turmoil, with much of it arising from differences in race, ethnicity and nationality. Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with ...
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Editorial: Hamilton's departure may not set stage for COD harmonyDec 16, 2015 9:00 am - So. The College of DuPage spring lasted all of one day. On Monday, the morning after Kathy Hamilton's abrupt and unexplained resignation from the fractured COD board, ma...
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Editorial: Boards squelch dissent, distort record when they pressure for unanimityDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - There is order. And then there's order. The good people who have been elected to the school board in Palatine Township Elementary District 15 believe in order. They perm...
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Editorial: Schools can't get sidetracked by PARCC flawsDec 12, 2015 1:00 pm - Consider this comparison senior staff writer Melissa Silverberg dug out of the latest school report card data: In Palatine Township Elementary District 15, the school th...
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The Soapbox: Humane retirement of horses in DuPage County, trash pickup in Arlington Heights, an Antioch centenarian bridge expert and more.Dec 12, 2015 12:00 am - The toss that refreshes: It's not a exactly football scholarship, but may be better. Two suburban college students won $100,000 scholarships last weekend in separa...
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Editorial: With transgender decision made, time for understanding in District 211Dec 11, 2015 12:00 am - It takes real courage for an 8th grade student to come back to school after summer break as a different gender. And it takes parental love to recognize that the transiti...
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Editorial: Trump's Muslim ban contrasts with Reagan's 'American way'Dec 07, 2015 10:00 pm - For those of you who may be inclined toward sympathy for presidential candidate Donald Trump's declaration Monday that we should have a "total and complete shutdown of M...
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Editorial: 'Managed lanes' worth a cautious look, but many questions remainDec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation says it has two years to decide whether to use some form of the "managed-lane" concept to help justify or even pay for the addi...
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Editorial: Let our message be one of love and hopeDec 05, 2015 12:00 pm - There is, as plenty of evidence confirms, a darker side of human nature afflicted by hatred, anger and intolerance. We see this played out all too often around the globe...
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The Soapbox: A loss on the District 15 school board, an eyesore in downtown Naperville, a new police station in East Dundee, a garbage transfer station in Round Lake Park and more.Dec 05, 2015 12:00 am - A loss for Dist. 15: Palatine School District 15 leaders may not mourn the resignation of board member Manjula Sriram, but her departure is a loss. Recently viewed...