Elk Grove Village Opinion
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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...
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The Arpaio pardonSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - I had to shake my head when I read your front page article on Sheriff Arpaio. I am so sick and tired of hearing about rights for criminals. I'm not encouraging abuse by ...
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Ludicrous to link sugar tax, health concernsAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - While the premise of Michael Bloomberg's ad regarding the adverse effects of sugar on children is spot on, the fact that Toni Preckwinkle uses it as an excuse to increas...
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Elites focus on politics while ignoring real issuesAug 29, 2017 1:00 am - For the past eight years, we have had a foreign policy based in appeasement, extremely questionable over-regulated economic policies and an agenda bent on changing and r...
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Funding needed for Alzheimer's researchAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - There are more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and more than 15 million unpaid caregivers. When my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2010...
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Keep controls on free-speech rightsAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of free speech and the right to peaceably assemble. Many read this Amendment as an absolute right. Not true...
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Need for change is no laughing matterAug 26, 2017 1:00 am - I had to laugh at the opinion piece by Ed Murnane in Tuesday's Daily Herald. Mr. Murnane seems to think our "national government has become a laughingstock around the w...