Elk Grove Village Opinion
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America is ready to focus on issuesJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - I was truly amazed and deeply saddened after reading the letter from the Arlington Heights high schoolteacher who went to her students to ridicule our president-elect be...
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I'll take a pass on your toastJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to Mary Maryland's "Anniversary toast for a smoke-free state." Enjoy your toast while you can. Alcohol kills tens of thousands of people per ye...
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Don't worry about 'liberal media'Jan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - With the recent Fence Post letters from our right friends, Mr. Palash, Mr. Toye and Mr. Kocan, we can all now expect since we elected Barack Obama, the worst is to come....
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Congress has a bad track recordJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - I recently read where the politicians in Washington built a visitor center for the tourists who come to the Capitol. The original estimate for this center came in at $71...
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Israel shows us how to lose by winningJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Once again Israel has managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They must have taken a page from the Bush/Cheney playbook in Iraq and Afghanistan. Both seem to ...
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Township grateful for area's generosityJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Palatine Township would like to extend its sincere thanks and gratitude to all the donors, churches, schools and other organizations for making it possible to provide fo...
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Partisanship not part of 'country first'Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Christopher Skeet, in a recent Fence Post letter, boasted that as a conservative, he "instinctively puts country first." Certainly people ought to believe their particul...
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Too big to fail, or too big to succeed?Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The news and discussion of financial problems in several sectors of our economy has been enlightening in many ways. An oft-repeated theme is that government help is need...
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Change the way oil prices are setJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - In response to the letter from Mr. James Mooney of Arlington Heights, Yes, gas prices have retreated due to falling oil prices. But I don't share in your jubilation. Aft...
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Carols should keep Christ in ChristmasJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - I returned home after celebrating Christmas mass, anxious to read my paper and enjoy a hot cup of coffee. Hark! Test your Christmas Carol Knowledge was the headline that...