Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Closings due to Cook sales tax?May 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A story in last Saturday's Business section noted that retailer Linens 'n Things is closing four stores in the Chicago area. I couldn't help noticing that all four are i...
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Why do liberals hate success?May 09, 2008 11:00 pm - As Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton continue to pander to voters in their election campaigns, they advocate the imposition of an excess profits tax or something similar upon ...
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Ethanol or corn flakes, food or fuelMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Could we all get our priorities straight? It seems to me that food has been an essential element of the lives of humans dating back to Adam and Eve. We don't have to hav...
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Kirk, Garrett show real independenceMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - As a 10th Congressional District resident, I am immensely proud of our independence and open-mindedness. We are one of the most highly educated districts in the country...
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Legislators don't earn their keepMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - While listening to the news the other day, I heard it mentioned that our representatives in Illinois, who had given themselves 10 percent raises last year, were now givi...
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Construction safety proposal harmfulMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Leave it to lawmakers in Springfield to create a problem where one does not exist. Instead of focusing on the state's budget crisis and other pressing matters, some lawm...
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Closings due to Cook sales tax?May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - A story in Saturday's Business section noted that retailer Linens 'n Things is closing four stores in the Chicago area. I couldn't help noticing that all four are in Co...
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Disappointed in the demise of recallMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - I wish to thank all of the Illinois senators who felt covering their posteriors was more important than serving the people of Illinois. I am talking about the demise of ...
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Not perfect, but it got the job doneMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for printing my poem about the lack of a Friday horoscope. "Where's Your Sign" (April 28 Neighbor Fencepost). However, the poem was written in the form of a ha...
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Track girls know how to have funMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a student track runner at EGHS, where we held our annual EG invite this past Friday. Very little running actually occurred, so one would assume there was very littl...