Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Unions stifle workers, restrict freedomApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Every once in a while the Herald shows its true colors. The March 31 Fence Post carried not one but two liberal diatribes condemning Wisconsin Gov. Walker: “Gov. Walker ...
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The trouble with dual-languageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - Not only is School District U-46 close to losing 200 teachers and implementing a dual language program, but other surrounding districts are as well, like District 300, w...
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Tea party, GOP hold us hostageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - It is one thing for a newly-elected representative to arrive in Congress with a grand vision for improving the nation, but it is quite another when they arrive with a na...
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Stunning number of unregistered votersApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - My husband and I were asked to distribute door hangers as a reminder of the election on the doors of registered voters in our area. I was appalled, angered and saddened ...
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Government should not fund abortionsApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - In response to a March 28 letter by Sarah Williams of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, your concern about the need for low-income women to have easy access to preventive ...
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Many ways to trim a budgetApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - Who are the entitled and who should make the sacrifices? The Republican politicians think that children, seniors and middle-class working Americans should be making the ...
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Bears shouldn’t get our money yetApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - I’ve been a Bears season ticket holder for 50 years. Of the 32 NFL teams locked out, Chicago is the only one that wants the ticket money this week. I think the fans sho...
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Court restructure may harm childrenApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - Recently I attended a meeting convened by the presiding judge of the Child Protection Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. We were informed that the county boar...
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Let the debate over slots at Arlington Park beginApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - For years, we have heard out of Springfield various proposals to install slot machines at Arlington Park, regardless of the views of the village of Arlington Heights whe...