East Dundee Opinion
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The SoapboxMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - We can see clearly now: We've applauded DuPage County in the past for the broad access to information its website affords visitors. It's time to do the same for Kan...
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Three-prong fix to federal budgetMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - The best way to reduce the deficit is to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, eliminate tax breaks for oil companies and multinational corporations sending jobs overseas and...
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It’s up, up, up on my tax billMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - I was traveling recently and came home to my property tax bill. At first glance, I noticed I was paying less out of pocket than last year. Then I decided to really look ...
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When economy sours, cut governmentMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - I just completed reading Loebman’s article in the April 14 Daily Herald about how the Republicans are driving us into a depression by overdoing the cutting of government...
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Sensible action on immigration enforcementMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - In government, sustaining an ineffective program is always imprudent. When money is tight, it's senseless. Yet, until Wednesday, 26 counties in Illinois were chained to ...
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Don’t cut funding for child careMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Cutting funding for child care will only make things worse for Illinois families and our economy. My mom has been a child care provider for 17 years and I just started h...
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Find money to stop human services cutsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois lawmakers are on the verge of making disastrous cuts to vital human services that will undermine the success of children, youth and families. The heaviest cuts ...
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Path to Prosperity quite the oppositeMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - A key part of Paul Ryan’s 2012 budget, which he calls a “Path to Prosperity,” is dismantling Medicare while at the same time repealing the Patient Protection and Afforda...
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New hospital needed in HuntleyMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - I enthusiastically support Centegra’s proposal and plan to build a hospital in southern McHenry County and particularly in Huntley. As the county continues to grow, and ...
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GOP should recognize this Obama successMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - As we watched the wonderful Sunday night news that Osama Bin Laden’s reign of terror was over, some thoughts coursed through our minds. Above all else, our president of ...