Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Cut pensions to fix pensionsJan 30, 2015 4:30 am - If our Illinois elected officials really want to show a commitment in helping to lower the unfunded pension crisis, they can pass a law that all past and present elected...
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Editorial: Let's keep contracts out in the openJan 30, 2015 4:01 am - Rosemont has gotten a lot of publicity lately, but it isn't the only town that would prefer not to disclose financial information regarding its entertainment and convent...
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Key question about tax reductionsJan 29, 2015 4:00 am - Although I've been voting in all general and midterm elections in the past half century, during the last 35 years I've carefully scrutinized them, discovering that Democ...
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A lot of money for not a lot of valueJan 26, 2015 4:01 am - Regarding "Des Plaines seeks to improve city's brand in 2015" (Jan. 15) - Mayor Bogusz spent $88,000 for a consulting firm to find a new brand name for Des Plaines. Bran...
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Anti-noise groups must join forcesJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - Since O'Hare's runways were reconfigured, noise levels have become unacceptable while air quality has deteriorated. Instead of seeking long-term solutions, the various a...
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The same old giveaway mentalityJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - In his State of the Union address, President Obama was in full campaign mode, and he reprised several of his recurring and tiresome themes: promoting class warfare and i...
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The Soapbox: Red light cameras and mall improvementsJan 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. This is Saturday Soapbox, briefly stated commentary from the Daily Herald's editors.
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Insulting others abuses freedomJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Enjoying freedoms does not mean carte blanche abuse of them. We must apply wisdom in using our freedoms, and Charlie Hebdo's cartoons frequently were nothing less than...
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Free tuition plan just an election ploy?Jan 20, 2015 12:01 am - Believe me I'd be all for paying college tuition for deserving students IF government (city, state or country) wasn't so far in debt and could truly afford to do so. I...
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Awareness of drug problem importantJan 19, 2015 12:01 am - I appreciate your series on "Heroin in the Suburbs" and most especially the courage of Patty and Kent Perry, their daughter Tracy and granddaughters, Jaida, Mikayla and ...