Buffalo Grove Opinion
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Walsh is doing what he promised to doAug 16, 2011 5:02 am - Just when the Northwest suburbs get Joe Walsh as their congressman to lead the fight in changing the out-of-control spending in Washington, the Daily Herald sees fit to ...
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Catch the irony in tea party’s stanceAug 16, 2011 5:02 am - Am I the only person who has noticed that our tea party patriots who so steadfastly proclaim the sanctity of the Constitution as the Founders wrote it are now insisting ...
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Teach the physics of controlling a carAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - As one who grew up in the Chicago area and learned to drive there, I enjoyed reading and agree with: “Standard teen driving laws a good idea,” July 10. I took a driving ...
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Fast-food marketing to kids unhealthyAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - I was pleased to see your coverage of McDonald’s recent changes to its Happy Meals. While adding fruits and veggies to Happy Meals is a good step, McDonald’s continues t...
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Tollway plan key to region’s futureAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - Transportation is one of our greatest challenges, with rapidly aging infrastructure causing congestion that harms our economy and quality of life. The Chicago Metropolit...
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DuPage benefits trim a wise modelAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - It’s never easy to have your pay or benefits trimmed. Too many of us know that all too well. In that regard, we empathize with the DuPage County employees who will see t...
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More spending will get us nowhereAug 14, 2011 4:00 am - In reply to James A. Prescott’s letter concerning the middle class, he apparently needs to check his facts. The Democrats’ philosophy is to depend on the government to t...
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Make decisions fair to seniorsAug 14, 2011 4:00 am - Prior to the national debt agreements, there was talk of lost Social Security payments. That would mean that if the government doesn’t pay out, then our workforce would ...
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Jobs created when middle class spendsAug 14, 2011 4:00 am - The gnashing of teeth over raising the debt ceiling and budget cuts ignores the real problems in our nation. Our nation needs jobs! We need to reform trade policies to e...
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Veterans lacking what teachers haveAug 13, 2011 4:00 am - Ken Kitzing’s July 23 letter to the editor, “No comparison of teachers, veterans,” missed a very important point. Veterans also do not have a well-entrenched labor union...