Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Setting the record straight on IsraelOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The letter you ran on Sept. 22 written by Ben Gaster must be answered. It is obvious that he does not know his history. He writes about "Israeli occupation." Areas that ...
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Tell the truth about ColumbusOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Why aren't students taught the truth about Christopher Columbus? Instead of having a day off from school for Columbus Day, children need to be in school being educated a...
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Congress repeating errors in AfghanistanOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Sen. Durbin: I am reminded of a letter I wrote to Congressman Henry Hyde in 1983. You can assign a junior aide to look it up in the May 24, 1983, edition of the Con...
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Durbin must be held accountableOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Roland Burris were two of only seven senators who voted to continue federal funding for ACORN after their recent scandals. Of course Bu...
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It's time to embrace the metric systemOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Going metric will make life easier and less expensive for future generations. It is time to give up the eighths and sixteenths and use fractions that fit on our calculat...
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Public option is the only optionOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - We now know what the Republican plan is for health care reform. In his only town hall meeting, Eric Cantor, Republican Congressman and Republican Party Leader gave us th...
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Some things to add to health care debateOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - With so much controversy over health care it is surprisingly difficult to find a condensed list of specific changes and claims being discussed in congress. Compared to o...
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Road planners don't talk to one anotherOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Apparently the administrators of the local public works departments, the county highway commission and IDOT don't realize there is this invention out there called a tele...
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We must provide health care for allOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - As a nurse, mother and daughter of elderly parents, I am appalled at our health care system. The current system is fragmented and works only for the Insurance companies...
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Gurnee memorial effort must continueOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in support of the regional Iraq/Afghanistan War Memorial to be constructed by the Heroes of Freedom Committee of the PFC Geoffrey Morris Foundation. I have ...