All Stories from September 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Don’t want taxes going to the dogsSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in regard to the proposed dog park that will be shared by Elgin and Hoffman Estates. I see that this will initially cost both towns a shared amount of $80,0...
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Hospice in Geneva offers program for survivors of suicide lossSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Submitted by Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice Light Finders, a support group for survivors of suicide loss, is being offered by Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice. The group meets...
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Beware of easy ‘fixes’ for entitlement programsSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Please, everyone, stop monkeying around with Social Security and Medicare. We mean you, Republicans, and you, Democrats. No one’s saying that Social Security can’t be sl...
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Prosperity for all a workable goalSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The promise of America has always been more than “liberty and justice for all.” Don’t forget “prosperity for all,” a moving target that we keep approaching but never hav...
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Retirement fund is all about taxesSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The Aug. 18 Fence Post response by Mr. Dick Ingram, executive director of the Teachers’ Retirement System, to a previous Daily Herald article about TRS’ “big pension boo...
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Make Bears pay for Soldier FieldSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The city of Chicago owns a $630 million dollar asset they can sell to reduce their debt and get solvent. That asset happens to be Soldier Field, which cost exactly that ...
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This is not real all-day kindergartenSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - We received a letter from J.B. Nelson School in Batavia on June 1 informing us in which session of kindergarten our children have been placed. On the bottom of that lett...
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Delve into local residents’ recollections of Sept. 11Sep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Submitted by McHenry County Historical Society Museum On Sunday, Sept. 11, the McHenry County Historical Society Museum at 6422 Main St., Union will open free to the pub...
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Put spending money into hands of poorSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Allowing the wealthy to have more money will not create jobs. Jobs don’t appear from higher profits or from larger investments; jobs are created when a company’s demand ...
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Water quality topic of next Green Drinks gatheringSep 06, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by McHenry County Green Drinks Join the next Green Drinks gathering at Duke’s Alehouse & Kitchen, 110 N Main St. in Crystal Lake, from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, S...