Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Skipping payments has to stopJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - As a near 23-year state employee nearing retirement, I am closely watching the Illinois Senate and House for some sort of reasonable compromise to our huge deficit. Howe...
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Tax dollars for Obama fundraising?Jun 10, 2013 5:00 am - With the scandals of “Fast and Furious,” Benghazi, the IRS and The Associated Press, why as taxpayers are we all paying for President Obama to fly around the country wit...
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Give residents more access to D211 poolsJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - As reported in the Daily Herald on June 1, the District 211 board’s decision to spend up to $15 million to renovate its five pools was great news for its high school swi...
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HOLD: HEHS athleticsJun 09, 2013 11:00 pm - Another high school athletic season has come to a close. Now is the time to question the Hoffman Estates High School Athletic Department without fear of repercussions...
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GOP’s self-interest harming countryJun 09, 2013 5:00 am - Remember when “GOP” meant “Grand Old Party and not “Gut Obama’s Programs”? Republican politicians used to care about this country and not their own political careers and...
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Our top leaders cannot be trustedJun 09, 2013 5:00 am - Our nation’s attorney general has spent more time testifying before Congress then he does in his own office. The investigation subjects have been numerous and varied, bu...
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The SoapboxJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Hold the phone: Think your cellphone is invaluable? Add this to the list of things a person can do without one: Run the Illinois House and, by extension, most of state g...
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17-year-olds not ready to voteJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Joe Schrantz has it right (Our View, June 3). When I read the Daily Herald editorial of May 30 supporting the idea of lowering the primary election voting age for some 1...
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Editorial: For Academic Team, it’s about more than gradesJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Technically, Benjamin Brissette went to Maine West High School for six years before graduating last weekend. He first came to the Des Plaines school in seventh grade, ta...
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In praise of 'good guys' carrying gunsJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - I have never owned a firearm and have no desire or plans to own one. My only use of a gun was when I was trained to use the M1 rifle (I'm dating myself) as an infantryma...