Elk Grove Village Opinion
-
Stopping right-on-red tickets a startDec 16, 2010 12:00 am - Dan Duffy has felt the sting of finding a red-light camera ticket in the mail. More than once. The freshman state senator from Lake Barrington wants to stop communities ...
-
Minority scholarships hint at racismDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - When living in a community whose population is largely Hispanic, coming across minority scholarships is quite common. Scholarships that are provided to certain students ...
-
Writer's immigration stance illogicalDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Sue Tiedeman of Elgin: I'm sure you are probably a nice person. Uninformed, but nice. While you are correct that the flow of immigrants from Europe looked much different...
-
Thanks for support of civil union billDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - This is a joyful time as the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act has passed the General Assembly. It is what it says, and I would like to thank my ...
-
Where is the state's gambling money?Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Seriously? In response to state Sen. Terry Link's position on clinging to his suburban gambling dream, the only dreams related to gambling are those of individuals and f...
-
If Obama's not a socialist, who is?Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Phil Williams in his Dec. 5 Fence Post letter is laboring under the common delusion that socialists and Nazis are different. “. . . the far left is communism and sociali...
-
Fonda undeserving of good publicityDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - On Nov. 29, you ran a promotional article about Jane Fonda in the Health & Fitness section. Of all the great things going on to get healthier, why write about and promot...
-
DREAM Act support misguidedDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - One in four Americans is enrolled in a government food program. Nearly 10 percent of Americans are out of work, while many more have given up even looking for work in th...
-
The super rich could get by on lessDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - This is all you really need to know about American politics. Our income tax system is considered “progressive” because it puts the highest rates on those best able to af...
-
Corruption behind higher tax billsDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - The election of Joe Berrios to Cook County assessor is frightening and makes me feel helpless. The taxes we paid for 2009 increased by 8.6 percent over last year, and ou...