Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Watch out for 'let's make a deal'Jul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - You remember how we were sold the war in Iraq, right? Existential threats, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism links, all very dramatic. Oh hey, you mean oil revenue ...
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Pretty, but too tall for trafficJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to commend the city of Elgin on the beautification of the stretch of Wing Park Boulevard south of Wing Park. The center island with its trees, flowers and t...
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It's time to hold Toyota responsibleJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The Toyota Motor Car Company has been running commercials on television thanking its customers for their loyalty. Yeah, sure. The over fifty deaths caused by defects in ...
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How will Walmart not stimulate economy?Jul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I find it fascinating when people want to voice their negative opinions about a subject and never offer a counterpoint. Susan Grandt of Elgin recently wrote on how the h...
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Let's show more respect for authorityJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent flap over the general's remarks brings to my mind a bigger, more pervasive issue: the lack of respect for authority. This attitude that anyone can say anythin...
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Estrich columns are worth readingJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I rarely find myself drawn to editorials, but since I have started to read the Daily Herald I seem to be drawn toward Susan Estrich's column. In her May 17 article "Sexi...
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Obama learned the truth hurtsJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding General McChrystal, while his personal feelings regarding Obama may be correct, as a general, there was no place for his comments to go public. Regarding Obama...
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Illinois needs Kirk, a fiscal conservativeJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk is a fiscal conservative who was a co-sponsor of the Balanced Budget Amendment, voted against the trillion-dollar stimulus bill which has failed and only incre...
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Props to Elgin Mayor for no car perksJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you, Mayor Ed Schock! In the headline of last Sunday's Daily Herald all about the many mayors wasting our taxpayers' money with new expensive take home cars, car a...
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Taxpayers shouldn't pay for tollway adsJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I was watching "The Today Show" this week just before 9 a.m. when an advertisement came on that that made my jaw drop. It was for the Illinois tollways! Are they crazy? ...