Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Keeping Russia closeDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - From early school days in geography, Crimea was Russia, Ukraine was Russia. Premier Khrushchev was born in Ukraine after World War II. Russia repaired most of the bombed...
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Hypocrisy inherent in GOP's approachDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - Hypocrisy: a definition In the 2014 election cycle, the Republican mantra was to stress the importance of cutting government spending and decrease the federal deficit. T...
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Don't expect more jobs from this tax planDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - By a show of hands, let's see how many are gullible enough to believe that lowering a corporation's tax rate will cause them to hire (as opposed to buying back stock or ...
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Dangerous buildupDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - I was just listening to Trump claiming we must add to our military budget. Since we presently have given our Pentagon a figure that exceeds that of the next seven countr...
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Tax cuts and STEMDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - The tax reform bill has been referred to as a big tax cut by its proponents, but it would in fact vastly increase the tax burden on one group of lower-income people and ...
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What we preach, practiceNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - When Bill Clinton's was running to be the Democratic candidate for president, he had plenty of competition. Then a leading contender was exposed for inappropriate sexual...
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Change is needed in Metra's mindsetNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - I have ridden the Union Pacific Northwest Line Metra train into and out of Chicago for 30-plus years and have never been more upset and frustrated with the service. As ...
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Don't just follow the political party lineNov 27, 2017 12:00 am - I keep hearing from people that all the politicians do is vote by party lines so they keep their jobs and protect themselves, and you know what every one that brings thi...
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The hypocrisy of putting politics over faithNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - The topic of the day seems to be Roy Moore's messy and highly controversial bid to be Alabama's next U.S. senator. Considering the preponderance of evidence of his sexua...
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Editorial: The quest to save McDonald's restaurant museumNov 25, 2017 1:00 pm - Just in time for the holidays came news last week that McDonald's plans to demolish the replica building of its first franchised restaurant in Des Plaines. From the comp...