Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Why oppose health care reform?Apr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - At long last, the United States has joined other industrialized countries and will offer health care to all citizens of this country. Despite the lies and misinformation...
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More at work than scientists will knowApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - It is too bad for Joe Bauer (Fence Post, April 24) for he is in the dark on evolution. While there is ample scientific evidence of the evolutionary process among species...
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Art education is essentialApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The arts are proven to help close the achievement gap. The collection of research described in "Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Deve...
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With jobs we could pay for health careApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - How can they expect this health care overhaul bill to work in real life? This is a bureaucratic nightmare the likes of which we have not seen. It took lawmakers a year t...
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Catholic policies support environmentApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The Catholic environmental positions are misunderstood by many; they are as follows, from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: No. 2415, • "The seventh commandment enjo...
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Public pensions vs. Social SecurityApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am disappointed with your story on public pensions vs. social security. You led with two families and list their retirement income. What you did not list, which is of ...
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Vote out lawmakers to fix pension problemApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Why are you attacking the teachers' benefits? Teachers have not caused the financial problems with the state of Illinois. The Illinois Legislature is the cause. The leg...
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It's time to abolish public pensionsApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I would have laughed at Ken Swanson's (President, Illinois Education Association) remarks if I hadn't been so busy crying. According to Mr. Swanson, "There is nothing ex...
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We shouldn't cover pension fund lossesApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I believe there are several practices that contribute to the excessive pension benefits in the Illinois pension system. 1. The pension calculation is only based on the ...
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Stop bankers from gambling our moneyApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Hey, investor! Feel like a chump? You should. Thanks to the absence of meaningful regulatory oversight, you, along with me and the rest of the ordinary investing public ...