Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Promises were broken on road fundingJun 06, 2014 5:01 am - Illinois state Rep. Elaine Nekritz proposed using the gas taxes to fund Illinois road construction going forward, as reported in the Daily Herald on May 22. As I recall,...
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Editorial: Cherish the stories of D-Day veteransJun 06, 2014 5:01 am - A break in the weather was all they needed. Allied forces, emboldened by months of preparation, would soon blitz the shores of Normandy in a forceful campaign to reclaim...
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Artificial definitions of marriage perilousJun 05, 2014 5:01 am - I am confused by the flow of Richard Cohen's recent column, "The normal heart - cure for homophobia" (May 21). My interpretation of what he wrote is that universal accep...
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Man's honesty brightens dayJun 04, 2014 5:01 am - Your readers need to know about the honesty and goodness of people. Today, my wife, Lynne, and I met at the Schaumburg Home Depot. We drove in separate vehicles. She pur...
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Who are you trying to help, Mr. Speaker?Jun 04, 2014 5:01 am - In a published report last month, Michael Madigan clearly displays his disdain for businesses. "I'm not here for employers ..." says Madigan, as he pushes for a minimum ...
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Hawks, Redskins: 2 different meaningsMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - This is in response to the guest editorial by John Mehrtens. Mr. Mehrtens is off base with his proposal for the Blackhawks to change their name. There are differences be...
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The SoapboxMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - Ending well: The political process makes us all angry at times, but when legislative negotiating works, it can be very satisfying. So it is with a once-weak bill in...
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Seal the borders before any reformsMay 29, 2014 5:01 am - There are three things that make a country: language, culture and, most of all, "borders." We are now involved in a great struggle to once and for all solve our nagging ...
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Des Plaines has little sense of historyMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - As I read the article ("Developers interested in Des Plaines' first McDonald's" May 4) I want to say in the words of an old TV sitcom of the 60s, "What a revolting devel...
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Preferred Randhurst when it was indoorsMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - Well now, they really did it in closing Randhurst. Everyone loved the old one. You could walk around without getting cold or wet as a mall walker. Now they want to put s...