Campton Hills Opinion
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Texting in class bad for learningApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Just before I retired from teaching, a parent learned that his son had been texting in all his classes. Understandably upset, the parent created a spreadsheet showing wh...
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Big Sammy gets pat on the backApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - I commend Sammy of Big Sammy's restaurant. On Saturday, March 20, he really paid it forward! When I walked into Big Sammy's on Bushwood Drive in Elgin at about 5 p.m. to...
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In business, Pope would have lost jobApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - It's enlightening to read the Daily Herald's coverage of the European perspective of the sexual abuse crisis within the Catholic Church. Despite the pain and suffering t...
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Bravery shown in health care voteApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank our president and Congress and, in particular, Congressman Bill Foster for having the courage and wisdom to vote for the health care reform bill. The sta...
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Health care must be available to allApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - As a recent Medicare recipient, I want to thank Rep. Bill Foster for supporting the health care legislation. I volunteer regularly in Elgin because I feel that for the b...
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Civilization costly but makes us greatApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Older adults enjoy receiving the benefits of Social Security and Medicare. It is oddly inexplicable that the same population could logically take issue with these same s...
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Preachiness is not becoming, BurtApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Mr. Constable, thank you for reminding us how enlightened you and your ilk are. Anger is ugly. You are right to scold. How heartening that you would never succumb to it....
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Careful what you wish forApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Frankly, I have no idea whether the just-passed bill on health care reform is a good one or bad one. It seems to have a mix of worthwhile and awful parts to it. However,...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Change in the weather: The harbingers of spring are all around. Swans are back in Schaumburg, along with the winter fish-kill cleanups at suburban ponds. Potholes...
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Irrelevant references to Jews offensiveApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The Feb. 14 issue of the Daily Herald carried a story, dateline Port-au-Prince, Haiti, reporting on an adviser to the recently arrested and released U.S. missionaries. I...