East Dundee Opinion
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Let taxpayers spend taxes carelesslyJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - President Obama’s $66 billion job stimulus did nothing more than cost the taxpayers more money. Sure, it saved and created 2.4 million jobs, but at the cost of $278 mill...
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Don’t extend tax deal to SearsJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Today, I read in the Daily Herald that the state is in discussions with Sears attempting to keep them at their Hoffman Estates campus. I have lived in the same house in ...
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Deal would benefit youth and taxpayersJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - I read with some consternation a “letter” submitted by Jim Sather of Geneva titled “Troubled youth not a priority for the county.” The letter addresses an ongoing discus...
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Skip appeal, Rod; take your lumpsJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Now that the Rod Blagojevich trials are over it is time that he falls on his sword. In the first trial, he used all of his available funds to defend himself. For the sec...
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U.S. companies hardly at a disadvantageJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Republicans are fond of saying that the United States has a high corporate tax rate, and because of this our corporations operate at a competitive disadvantage in the wo...
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Why life is better north of the borderJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - There were thousands of cars, campers, SUVs, pickup trucks and recreational vehicles headed north into Wisconsin July 1 for the Fourth of July weekend, and any of theses...
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Enough is enough with Dist. 304 taxesJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - By now, everyone has received and probably paid their first property tax bill installment. You noticed that taxes have gone up while your property values have decreased....
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What’s a fair wage for a good teacher?Jul 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, the Daily Herald published the results of a study that staff writer Larissa Chinwah undertook examining the salaries of the 14,217 public school teachers empl...
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Job seekers should mind Internet mannersJul 05, 2011 9:00 pm - Many online job ads simply don’t represent real jobs. Because of cheaper Internet advertising, companies are trolling for information that will give any competitive adva...
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Many folks behind Pride of the FoxJul 05, 2011 9:00 pm - On behalf of Pride of the Fox Inc. and the event committee specifically we would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s 29th Annual Pride of the Fox RiverFes...