Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Tax hikes needed with spending cutsNov 09, 2012 4:00 am - The total for fiscal year 2011 federal tax receipts was $2.3 trillion. Not too bad. The problem is that the federal government spends $3.6 trillion, and the additional m...
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Some expectations for winner DuckworthNov 08, 2012 1:06 pm - Congratulations to Mrs. Duckworth on her victory over Mr. Walsh. I very much look forward for Mrs. Duckworth to be a leader by example and not to accept the very elabora...
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Somebody please explain gas pricesNov 08, 2012 4:00 am - I have written in the past regarding gasoline prices and have always avoided blaming the oil companies for what are perceived as unwarranted price spikes. But something ...
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How can anyone know the will of God?Nov 07, 2012 4:00 am - This is in response to Carol Uhlarik’s letter of Oct. 24 regarding the killing of innocents. I remind her that a tablespoon of protoplasm is not a child. It may be a pot...
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Prescription meds are not for othersNov 06, 2012 4:00 am - I just finished reading the front page article regarding the death of Emily Jackson after taking a single OxyContin pain pill back in 2006. Although this is a very tragi...
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Handing out credit for smoother roadNov 06, 2012 4:00 am - I have to give a big thank-you to the Daily Herald. A few weeks back, the DH posted a comment in the Saturday Soapbox stating how nice it would be if someone would grind...
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Politicians can’t put God back in nationNov 06, 2012 4:00 am - This election season, lots of people have been arguing that we need to “put God back into this nation” — and for them that looks like adding God back into the party plat...
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Endorsements: A list of our choices for Nov. 6Nov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 6 ballot. For the full endorsement editorial in a given ...
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Electoral College favors small statesNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - Presidential elections are occasions for frustration in Illinois: We get ignored by the campaigns, the winner of our state gets all 20 of our electoral votes, no matter ...
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Proud to have worked for McGovernNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - I was sad to read about the passing of George McGovern. In the 1970s, as a Northern Illinois University graduate in history fresh out of the Peace Corps, I went door to ...