Opinion Stories from October 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Dist. 200’s funding priorities misplacedOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - In the “Soapbox” column of Oct. 5 there was an item titled “Classroom help.” This article highlighted two teachers from Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 who have pa...
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A reminder for the presidentOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Mr. President: The only difference between “run” the country and “ruin” the country is “I.” Helen Downie Arlington Heights ...
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The SoapboxOct 14, 2013 5:52 am - Budgetary perspective in Elgin: Elgin city councilmen are not sure about eliminating business license fees because they worry about losing revenue. The fees are projecte...
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Time for a rally for progress?Oct 12, 2013 5:00 am - The nation cannot wait for action, so I will dispense with any prologue about this issue. Rep. Randy Hultgren, 14th District, has an office at 1797 W. State St. in Genev...
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Oasis demolition shows failure in planningOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Among other things, Illinois taxpayers expect its elected and appointed leaders to plan responsibly for our future. The announcement that the Des Plaines Oasis on the Ja...
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Accents on phone tough to understandOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - I have come to the conclusion that we the American public need to boycott any and all service providers whose customer service computer takes 10 minutes to speak to a hu...
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Press, websites have power to bring changesOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - I was happy after reading the recent article stating that the Lake County chairman will require appointees for management jobs to sign a form (pledge) concerning what is...
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Remember all who fail to compromiseOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - After reading the article “No budge in budget standoff”, in the Oct. 3 Daily Herald, I believe the fault for the federal government shutdown cannot be blamed on one part...
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No more letters to the editor?Oct 12, 2013 4:40 am - No more letters to the editor? Let’s split the country in half. The liberals can have half, conservatives the other. Let’s see want philosophy works. This combinati...
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Why aren’t GOP proposals discussed?Oct 12, 2013 4:40 am - Why aren’t GOP proposals discussed? It has been said that politics is the art of compromise. Harry Reid has replaced that saying with his own, “dead on arrival.” Si...
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