Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Pension solution needs careful thoughtMay 15, 2013 5:00 am - With respect to your editorial Sunday on Illinois’ pension problem, one thing is very clear: There is a huge distrust in this state of our legislators in Springfield. To...
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Guns have a place while we’re here on EarthMay 14, 2013 5:00 am - In response to Tom McGovern, who wrote to the Daily Herald on May 3 that the gun lobby should look elsewhere because “there are no guns in heaven”: That’s true, Tom. Bec...
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City is mishandling ash borer situationMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - I have read articles in your newspaper about what Mount Prospect is doing to protect their ash trees, such as hosting a seminar to learn how to protect them. Now Des Pla...
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Be thoughtful on whom to supportMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - Be thoughtful on whom to support Before we rush to support 11 million illegal immigrants, how about making sure our vets are receiving the care they are entitled to...
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State must clean up its own act as wellMay 12, 2013 5:00 am - Thanks the Daily Herald and Reboot Illinois for hosting the April 24 Illinois pension forum; and thanks too for soliciting my reaction to the session. While interesting,...
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Problem creators now the problem solversMay 12, 2013 5:00 am - A bit of irony for readers of the Daily Herald: The same group of legislators who are in charge of fixing the pension systems are the same ones who helped destroy those ...
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Great speeches need follow-upMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Exceptionally well-delivered rhetoric in the end is still rhetoric, no matter how dramatic and seemingly heartfelt. There is no question that our president has never sto...
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Learn lessons from Soviet UnionMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - My, my, my, how we conveniently ignore history! It wasn’t too long ago when our government derided the USSR for its claims of full employment when investigations reveale...
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The SoapboxMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Au natural: How refreshing that the city of Chicago will turn to goats to tame 120 acres of hard-to-reach grass at O’Hare International Airport rather than resorting to ...
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Editorial: Towns must talk, cooperate in fight against floodingMay 10, 2013 8:05 am - The Des Plaines River has receded, the cleanup goes on. And while the shouting has stopped, there is still anger and hurt in Des Plaines, where many people are convinced...