Poverty and priorities
Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin recently proudly announced a $14 million expansion. The Chicago Bears want to build an $800 million stadium in Arlington Heights. The Bears, of course, already have a stadium in Chicago. The sale of a $4.5 million house in some Chicago suburb was recently announced in the newspapers. Several countries on this planet have stockpiles of multi-million-dollar nuclear warhead missiles. Several countries! Why are there poor and hungry people in the United States of America? Why are there poor and hungry people anywhere on this planet?
Art Dulan
Huntley
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