Trout Valley Opinion
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Editorial: Remain vigilant on school safetyDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - The new realities about school safety are known well. Drills instructing students and staff how to protect themselves from armed intruders are the norm, and lockdown is ...
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Editorial: Addressing the issue of campus rapeNov 08, 2013 8:38 am - Rape on our college campuses is not an occasional thing. National studies, including the Department of Justice-funded Campus Sexual Assault Study, have concluded that on...
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Endorsements: Jenner, Smith, Wilbeck for MCC Board of TrusteesMar 20, 2013 2:18 pm - When you have nine candidates vying for just three seats on a public body, you’ve either drawn the attention of the people or their ire. For McHenry County College, it’s...
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Endorsements: Christensen, Howell, Jette, Myers for Cary Dist. 26 school boardMar 18, 2013 4:54 pm - A field of nine candidates, fueled by anger over communication issues and special programs in an atmosphere of financial struggle, is packing the ballot for four open se...
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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the 1950s and ’60s, the teacher would tell kids to take cover under desks when the siren signaled an air raid drill. Fifty years later, teachers lock their doors, dar...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:58 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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School districts wrong to increase leviesDec 19, 2011 4:01 am - Tis the season. The season for approving school district tax levies, that is. And the news on that front from several suburban school districts is disappointing. On the ...
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:01 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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Cary schools lead in ending pension perkNov 07, 2011 4:14 am - Most school officials, union members and elected officials in Springfield, Chicago and around the state probably don’t know much about Cary Elementary District 26. They ...
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Administrative jobs aplenty in Dist. 26Oct 29, 2011 6:01 am - In the Daily Herald article “Survey: District 26 administrators underpaid” on Oct. 13, Cary Elementary District Superintendent Brian Coleman claims that the average sala...
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