Buffalo Grove Opinion
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Kill the weeds, and road will last longerSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - As the bridge over Route 53 on Dundee reaches completion, I am reminded how nice a newly completed repaired road can look and feel when driving. My concern is that on ei...
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Wants D15 to bag idea of student farmSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - “Nutritious, sustainable and locally grown food has long been a passion of ... Dist. 15 Superintendent Scott Thompson.” Mr. Thompson may be an avid gardener, but he’s cl...
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Has Will shifted position on rulingSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - George Will’s column, “A ruling’s valuable rehabilitation” (Sept. 9), ignored the overwhelming rejection of the position he advocates by conservative jurists — and by Ge...
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Thinks ‘coffees’ are really campaign stopsSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - So Schaumburg Township Assessor Lawson announces that he is going to start a new program whereby people can host a “Coffee with the Assessor” under the guise of “educati...
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Juvenile prisons not cost effectiveSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close some state facilities to address budget shortfalls will put pressure on legislators to find new money to avoid the cuts, but one of the cu...
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Opposes tax hike sought by Arlington Hts. Park DistrictSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - In reference to the $48 million referendum for park improvements I just want to state my opposition to this. This is the wrong time to ask the taxpayers to pay taxes on ...
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Lake Arlington path as dangerous as everSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - The path around Lake Arlington has become a dangerous obstacle course. No longer is it safe for families, young children, babies in strollers or seniors to simply walk a...
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Angry at Arlington Heights for ticketSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - Last month, my husband and I enjoyed an evening with a nice dinner and concert in downtown Arlington Heights UNTIL we reached our car in the parking garage. What a surpr...
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Complains Dist. 214 budget is just paperSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - District 214 is very proud of the fact that they have balanced their budget for 17 straight years. This is a shallow and meaningless boast. They can make the budget say ...
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It’s time to call out GOP as obstructionistSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - What? Another long delay in job funds for disaster relief, debt ceiling crisis? Now the Republicans are delaying the signing of Obama’s jobs bill that could get this cou...