Bolingbrook Opinion
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Time for Illinois to graduate (taxes)Nov 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Pat Quinn's 5 percent income tax was making some headway against the budget deficit. The current tax rate of 3.75 percent is not enough and Illinois falls further in deb...
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More coverage of budget crisis neededNov 23, 2015 11:00 pm - As a current college student at a Chicago university, I am proud of myself. Through hard work in high school, I was able to attend. With the current Illinois budgeting i...
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Confused on Syrian refugee situationNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - I'm more than a bit confused by the news regarding refugees from Syria. On the one hand, we hear that there is a need to resettle 10,000 in the US this year and perhaps ...
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Editorial: 'Fear leads to hatred, hatred to anger'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - In Paris, a Muslim man wearing a blindfold, asks for hugs from those around him near a memorial site to last week's victims. “I'm a Muslim, but I'm told that I'm a terro...
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What's next: Self-driving cars?Nov 12, 2015 11:00 pm - We have companies now who want to use drones for delivering merchandise by air. How foolish! Imagine having thousands of drones flying overhead. Do these companies reall...
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Even GOP doesn't grasp media biasNov 11, 2015 11:00 pm - On the heels of Ted Cruz calling out the moderators in the third GOP debate, the chairman of the Republican National Committee promised that CNBC would not be allowed to...
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How's insurance premium next year?Nov 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Get the letter from your health care insurer about next year's premium? How's that working for you? My Blue Cross plan premium is going up 45 percent next year. Thank yo...
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Editorial: Myriad ways you can honor veterans' service todayNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - Today the country honors veterans from every war for their dedication, service and sacrifice. Suburban communities and schools will commemorate the day with services, sp...
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Not fair to charge for meeting roomsNov 04, 2015 11:00 pm - I was disappointed to read that the Naperville City Council is going to charge $25 for reserving a room at city hall. They have never charged before. They say this is ne...
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Editorial: Suburban schools take necessary step in heroin battleNov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - It's taken some time, but the shift in attitudes toward combating the suburban heroin epidemic has taken hold. And nowhere is that more evident than in our high schools,...