Buffalo Grove Opinion
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U.S. trapped in vicious circleNov 03, 2011 5:00 am - Sixty years ago you could buy a shirt and pants for less that $20, and they were made in the USA. Nowadays, you can’t buy one of them for less than $20 and they are not ...
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Why save when others will pay your way?Nov 03, 2011 5:00 am - I would like to thank Mr. Williams (Fence Post, Sept. 16) for alerting me to the perils of personal responsibility. I have to admit that at first my daughter was a littl...
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Protesters lack an intelligent messageNov 03, 2011 5:00 am - My fellow citizens of the liberal persuasion have consistently criticized the tea party with false allegations of bigotry and hate akin to that of the Ku Klux Klan. The ...
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Time won’t vindicate ObamaNov 03, 2011 5:00 am - I’ve read that President Obama has reportedly threatened to campaign against a “do nothing” Congress. Hah! To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen: Barack Obama, you’re no Harry Tru...
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Remember GOP’s politics next electionNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - According to the Federal Reserve, companies are holding more than $2 trillion in cash as of the end of June, up $88 billion from the end of March. Private companies are ...
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State’s action a little too lateNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - I don’t understand how the state can be broke when I and others pay our bills on time — property taxes, state income tax, sales tax. I also don’t understand how this pro...
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Target war spending to balance budgetNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - Cutting over $1 trillion should not be done to the programs that help the sickest, the oldest and youngest in our country. Cut the largest section of discretionary spend...
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Put meaning back in measurement of schoolsNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - Across Illinois, 80 percent of all school districts are said to be “failing” to meet basic standards in reading, math and science. In Northwest Cook County, every single...
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Headline didn’t reflect realityNov 01, 2011 6:00 am - In the recent past, I have read the articles in the upper right hand corner of Page 2 of the first section of the Daily Herald with interest. The headline, “GOP senators...
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Don’t let Dist. 300 students downNov 01, 2011 6:00 am - The Sears EDA tax break would be devastating to our district for many reasons you have probably heard of. The people that would suffer the most are our students. Their v...