Deerfield Opinion
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Democrats not alone in blameJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - As a former longtime resident of DuPage County, I listened with interest to talk radio and television over the past days at the justifiable outrage at the Illinois tax i...
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Golash courageous for openly discussing morals in D211 raceJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - In your front page article Friday about Roman Golash, candidate for D211 school board, teacher’s union president and Fremd social studies teacher, Jason Spoor was quoted...
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Dist. 57 must live with what it hasJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - District 57 is now contemplating raising taxes again. A few years back when the district was trying to raise taxes and were unsuccessful they mentioned they would have t...
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Income tax increase was sorely neededJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - The League of Women Voters of Illinois thanks the Illinois legislators who last week passed the revenue increase for the benefit of our citizens and the many needed serv...
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Dist. 15’s irresponsibility coming back to biteJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - At the Jan. 12 District 15 school board meeting the board and the superintendent discussed possible spending cuts that will be necessary to avoid projected deficit spend...
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Palatine GOP bringing common sense back to governmentJan 22, 2011 11:00 pm - How much longer are we going to put up with the mismanagement of the state of Illinois by misguided lawmakers? Illinois is the laughingstock of the nation. The governor ...
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Disappointed in article about D211 candidateJan 22, 2011 11:00 pm - We have been subscribers to the Daily Herald for the past 46 years. Your front page article titled “Watch Youth's Moral Fiber” (Jan. 14) disappointed us very deeply. We ...
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Consider these ideas over taxing smokersJan 22, 2011 12:00 am - Consider these ideas over taxing smokers I think it is about time all the politicians stop bullying us smokers. We are any easy target to be sure. Why keep taxing u...
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Check ethics of lame-duck votingJan 22, 2011 12:00 am - Check ethics of lame-duck voting Lame-duck legislation — is it legal? I would say yes. Is it moral? Is it ethical? I’m pretty sure my answer to the last two questio...
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Leaders’ failures led to pension crisisJan 22, 2011 12:00 am - Leaders’ failures led to pension crisis In his recent Fence Post letter, a Schaumburg resident proposed a solution to the state’s pension deficits: “Disperse the cu...