Buffalo Grove Opinion
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Editorial: Fill the video gambling licensing gap quicklyJan 23, 2014 8:55 am - Illinois residents have no more stomach for news about crooked dealings, so lawmakers’ refusal last week to close loopholes in the way video gambling licenses are handle...
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BG has no need to widen Weiland Rd.Jan 20, 2014 4:00 am - I have lived off Weiland Road since 1976. The Daily Herald article did not mention that the homes Buffalo Grove wants to condemn to widen Weiland are unincorporated. Not...
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The SoapboxJan 18, 2014 4:00 am - Missed opportunity: Lori Price, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 board president, says the number of applicants for the superintendent’s post being vacated by Kathy Birk...
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Editorial: An election system set up to help incumbentsJan 13, 2014 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield got a pass in the Democratic primary in the 10th Congressional District Thursday when Arlene Hickory of Lake Bluff got knocked off ...
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Obamacare will weigh on the middle classJan 09, 2014 4:00 am - A letter from Kim Savage published Dec. 26 expresses the virtues of Obamacare (Affordable Care Act). That writer is under the impression the government website’s problem...
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Editorial: A satisfying truce ends airport battleJan 02, 2014 2:32 pm - We don’t have a problem with honest disagreement. A good argument can introduce new points of view, put a focus on logic (or lack thereof), build momentum and give birth...
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School districts in alternate universesDec 30, 2013 4:00 am - District 21, 2004/2012 taxes: $1,782.42/$3,390.26. District 214, 2004/2012 taxes: $993.39/$1,729.36. In other words, since 2004, my school tax has doubled. I don’t ques...
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Airport can be bigger cash cow for WheelingDec 30, 2013 4:00 am - Dear President (Dean) Argiris: Why not take some of the tax burden off our residents and tap into one of the region’s greatest assets, Chicago Executive Airport? We coul...
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Grateful for all the donations to pantryDec 30, 2013 4:00 am - The Wheeling Township Food Pantry had the largest Thanksgiving distribution in recent years with 266 baskets going to needy individuals, families and senior citizens in ...
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Protect yourself from house ‘thefts’Dec 19, 2013 4:00 am - The holiday season is a festive time of year when friends and family gather. But the holidays are also a prime time for fraudsters to take advantage of their unsuspectin...