Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Remember Confederate past, but don't honor itSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - I empathize with Robert Fisher's concern about the preservation of our history as expressed in his letter published in Fencepost on Sept. 5. It is important to preserve ...
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Editorial Board invites you to beverage tax quizSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - With the Cook County Board expected to hear arguments Wednesday to abandoned the controversial sweetened beverage tax, the Daily Herald Editorial Board is asking Faceboo...
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County should learn about taxes from historySep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Tony Preckwinkle and her fellow commissioners need to review their history lessons. The EngLish tried a "beverage tax" that led to the Boston Tea Party and eventually th...
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'Elites' need to stop talking and listenSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - I am currently in my mid-70s. Although I was raised in a Democrat-leaning family, I became a Republican in my 40s. My first vote for president was for Lyndon Johnson. I...
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County doesn't want soda tax to workSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - We have been told that Cook County Board President Preckwinkle's new "soda tax" has been enacted as a public health measure. Specifically, heavily taxing sugar-based dri...
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Parents for peace?Sep 07, 2017 1:00 am - I wonder if Donald Trump married Vladimir Putin and if they adopted the wee man who is in charge in N. Korea. I wonder if we might then have a little peace. Patrick Gall...
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Editorial: Time for township board to manage its discordSep 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Political skirmishes are nothing new to the suburbs. They flare up from time to time as elected officials clash over issues, shifting power bases and personalities. Some...
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Some moral standards written in pencilSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, 20-plus Texas Republican senators and congressmen voted against federal aid to help New Jersey recover under the guise of excess spe...
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Change in perspective?Sep 03, 2017 1:00 am - I read the letter from a Mr. Larry O'Neill chastising the Daily Herald for pushing a gay agenda by citing two articles relating to gay people. Mr. O'Neill cites William ...
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Editorial: Requiem for a coach and teacherSep 02, 2017 2:00 pm - The written word is a simple thing. How much we take it for granted. Consider this: You would not be reading this sentence if it were not for a teacher who taught you ho...