Opinion Stories from October 17, 2011 (Change date)
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School districts are bleeding us dryOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - I would like to take this opportunity to thank those individuals responsible for raising my school taxes. My 2010 property tax bill just arrived. The combined 2010 scho...
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Getting the interview trumped safe drivingOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - For the past few months you paper has included articles about distracted driving and the potential problems it can cause. Is this just an act to sell newspapers, or do y...
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Wall Street and welfare momsOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - Class warfare is a dangerous game. In the short run, it can help energize the disenchanted and disaffected. It has been used, with varying degrees of success, by both pa...
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Good sense needed to save MedicareOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - In a recent letter, Dr. Dominic Catrambone Jr. addressed Medicare rationing from the viewpoint of a conscientious and compassionate physician trying to obtain the best o...
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Decorations flap a missed teaching momentOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - I was shocked and amused with your article about the decoration fiasco at Wheeling High School. The Student Council adviser’s upset over removal of potentially dangerous...
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An ode to autumnOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - Periodically my neighbors, Erin Rodriguez (age 9) and Jillian Henry (age 12), cross Kennicott Avenue and ring my doorbell (I’m age 93). And on this day too, they bore gi...
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Che not a good role model for studentsOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - Palatine High School has many displays, one of them celebrates “Hispanic month.” As I looked closer, I noticed a T-shirt showing the terrorist Che Guevara. Che was a co...
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The scapegoat strategyOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - What do you do if you can’t run on your record -- on 9 percent unemployment, stagnant growth and ruinous deficits as far as the eye can see? How to run when you are aske...
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Before crying “freedom of speech” you should know what it meansOct 19, 2011 4:10 pm - The Constitution is getting quite a workout on Wall Street, across the Loop and Sunday morning in Grant Park, where 175 Occupy Chicago demonstrators were arrested. And ...
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Lawson’s ‘coffee’ was strictly businessOct 17, 2011 5:01 am - Regarding Roger Bianco’s letter speculating the “Coffee with the Assessor” is nothing more than campaign tactic for John Lawson, we were fortunate enough to host one of ...
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