Letters to the Editor
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Don't take away recreation activityNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: This is to DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom. I have been a volunteer at the DuPage Convalescent Center for 20 years. I have enjoyed every...
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More questions about teachersNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: In reading the Neighbor Fencepost, I share the same views as many readers and felt a need to speak up too. The teacher's salaries, full benefits upon reti...
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Getting D211 facts straightened outNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: In response to Mario Giannone, Oct. 22. I understand that a potential strike is a very emotional issue. No teacher in District 211 "wants" to strike. In t...
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Politicians need to feel taxpayer painNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - DuPage County politicians say the worst case scenario to remedy the budget shortfall is to cut their staff! The "instant" fix is a proposed direct tax increase or an ind...
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Out of control pensions must stopNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: The recent articles on the suburban education system have shed light on a public-supported entity that has been out of control for years. Why the largest ...
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School headline was misleadingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Your editorial criticizing the Illinois Association of School Boards for addressing a resolution on 18-year-olds who want to be school board members is misleading. The I...
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Budget crisis could have been avoidedNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The budget crisis in DuPage County created by DuPage County Board Chairman Schillerstrom and the county board is embarrassing and could have been avoided had they done p...
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Teachers hold kids, future in their handsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - There is one simple fact many people seem to be forgetting when discussing teacher salaries: it is the second most important job in the world. Where would we get life-sa...
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Public misled by stories on salariesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Public misled by stories on salaries I keep reading all of the insulting articles in your publication regarding the extreme amounts of salaries and perks given to educat...
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Don't penalize all for conduct of fewNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - In his Thursday column headlined "Bottom line: Fans ought to be in the stands," the Daily Herald's Marty Maciaszek suggests that all schools prohibit fans from being all...