East Dundee Opinion
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22 years is enough for Sears dealOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - I live in Carpentersville and am employed by District 300. I am not in favor of extending the Sears economic development agreement. I have no quarrel with Sears. I am, h...
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Dist. 300’s battle for its lifeOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - I am proud to teach the children of District 300. Their families value the partnership we try so hard to establish between parent, student and teacher. These families gi...
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Calm deliberation can bring a solution on SearsOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - The mantra that should be coming out of Springfield this week and next related to a proposal for tax breaks for Sears Holdings Corp. is a simple one: Cooler heads. It s...
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Stop propping up horse racingOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - So the state is even behind in paying its subsidies to Arlington Park racetrack (“Arlington Park among those waiting for state to pay bills,” Oct. 17). It truly will be ...
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Don’t let the protesters campOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - I support the recent revolt on Wall Street in NYC, LaSalle Street in Chicago and in other cities worldwide. The inequity in this country is outrageous. However, I strong...
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Hoffman Estates has it all wrongOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - On Oct, 10, at the meeting of the Village of Hoffman Estates, Deputy Mayor Gary Pilafas dismissed the concerns of District 300 residents over the Sears EDA by saying, “I...
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No more corporate sweetheart dealsOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - More than 20 years after receiving some $247 million in state and local tax incentives to stay in Illinois and develop a new business campus in Hoffman Estates, Sears wa...
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An even tax for an even tan?Oct 23, 2011 6:00 am - Looks like we, the taxpayers, got burned again. Among the $409 billion in taxes and fees to pay for Obama Care through 2019, a tanning tax was to generate $2.7 billion o...
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Democrats not up for compromiseOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - It amazes me when the leftists were the sole power in Washington, D.C., they never once compromised with the right. They never even once let the right read the bills bef...
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Leaders don’t play chicken in this debateOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - Q. Why did the chicken cross the road? A. To force civic leaders into protracted discussions about whether the very presence of chickens should be permitted in the subur...