Wayne Opinion
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Endorsements: Devereux, Kerr, Thommes, Porter for U-46 school boardMar 11, 2019 6:17 am - We have long believed that education is the great equalizer and that as citizens, we have an obligation not only to our youth but also to the community to invest in good...
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Endorsement: Raja Krishnamoorthi for Congress, 8th DistrictOct 09, 2018 4:25 pm - This endorsement has been updated to state that U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is a resident of Schaumburg. It also has been updated to refer to the Canadian Pacific ...
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Editorial: Schools need to combat bullying with culture of kindness, respectAug 22, 2018 12:31 pm - The motorcycle escort that brought 13-year-old Megan Kuntz to her first day of classes this week was symbolically powerful. Kuntz rode on the back of one of the three-do...
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Editorial: U-46's Nashville trip worth a board reviewJul 31, 2018 8:03 am - When local governments talk about sending officials on trips to out-of-town conferences or for research, suburban taxpayers may reflexively think "junket" and reach for ...
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Editorial: Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts?Jun 14, 2018 12:10 am - A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers ...
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Editorial: New U-46 student trauma training important tool for teachersApr 09, 2018 4:16 pm - Imagine a child whose life is marked by daily trauma caused by poverty, abuse, neglect, divorce, mental illness or the loss of a parent. Now imagine how difficult it wou...
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Student activists embody the spirit of Marjory Stoneman DouglasMar 01, 2018 4:17 pm - Student survivors of the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are grieving. But they are also organizing. Within days of t...
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Looking forward to next tax seasonFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - As an enrolled agent entering my 35th tax season, I am anxiously awaiting the smiles I will be getting from my clients when I inform them how much they will be saving on...
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Consider the benefits of simplifying tax codeDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - In my three-plus decades in tax practice, the most common complaint I have heard about our tax code is that it is too complicated. A complaint with which I agree. Anothe...
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We can't have fantasy tax reformNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - It wasn't until the early 1900s before we had federal income tax and years later when states followed "the same yellow brick road." The federal government had operated o...