Elk Grove Village Opinion
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‘Going forward’ should include GodOct 07, 2012 5:00 am - I find it both fascinating and alarming that on a whim the DNC can take God “in and out” of the Democratic parties’ platform. As it became painfully apparent that votes ...
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The SoapboxOct 06, 2012 5:00 am - A real coyote danger: Within 10 days, two separate coyote attacks on small dogs occurred near the Illinois Prairie Path in Wheaton. After reading our Friday story about ...
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Don’t tax me for charter schoolOct 06, 2012 4:40 am - Immediately below is the last paragraph of a recent letter to the editor by Kari White, Secretary, Elgin Charter School Initiative. “We are now reaching out to U-46 and ...
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Obama’s influence has wrecked economyOct 05, 2012 3:41 pm - Reader Greg Swinderski recommends giving President Obama another term so he can fix economic problems for which he has been wrongly blamed. Mr. Swinderski advises that b...
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Romney unfit to lead our nationOct 05, 2012 8:07 am - So Mitt Romney thinks almost half the citizens in our country are lazy, unthinking bums who don’t pay any taxes and only want a handout. Interesting. Everyone I know, wi...
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Where did moderate Republicans go?Oct 03, 2012 4:40 am - I’m a resident of the 52nd State House District, where right-wing Republican David McSweeney is running against Independent Dee Beaubien. No Democratic candidate is runn...
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No easy way to evaluate teachersOct 01, 2012 5:00 am - Evaluating teachers based on student test scores is like evaluating school counselors by the number of students on their caseload who suffer from depression or evaluatin...
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Responsible choice is what’s neededSep 30, 2012 5:00 am - I have observed the comments of the politicians who are running for office in our districts about the women’s issue of choice. The context of the debate is always twiste...
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Another view of party differencesSep 30, 2012 5:00 am - Like Bill Hartman (Fence Post, Sept. 25), I also watched the two political conventions. I also feel I can now summarize the choice before us: The Republicans stand for ...
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The SoapboxSep 29, 2012 5:00 am - Oooh, that smell: One suggestion for those who might be in the situation described by the neighbors of William Tinkler, the Elgin man who police say had been storing dea...