Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Use political funds for charity insteadApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I watched the American Idol aid show and I wept. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all our presidential hopefuls would simply state their qualifications and plans for their ad...
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Praise for a great Bloomingdale copApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Bloomingdale Police Department is losing one of its finest officers. Deputy Chief Tom Schreiber is retiring on May 2 after serving this community for more than 30 ye...
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Electoral College well past its primeApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to James R. Schaefer (Fence Post, April 14), I have always believed the Electoral College is well past its prime. It is ridiculous when we see the same candi...
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Get out of Iraq and protect our bordersApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - We should never have invaded Iraq in the first place. Iraq is only about oil and Bush's fantasies. There was no terror threat to America until we invaded them. Now all A...
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Hey, where's my dog park? (Woof!)Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Hi! This is Lad again. Remember me from Elk Grove Village? Last year my canine friends and I were so excited and happy about the dog park to be erected in Elk Grove Vill...
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Longevity a bad reason for a raiseApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Although I have nothing against elected officials voting pay increases for themselves, when it comes to the new pay structure for the mayor's position, I have to ask the...
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It'll be taken care of, not your faultApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I paid back my entire school loan -- took some time, but every dime was paid back. I later found out tens of thousands of people didn't pay theirs back and the governme...
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Pension shortfalls the fault of townsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - "Listen to your cities on growing pension impact," Our View, April 2, 2008, misleads the public and insults police officers and firefighters. You cite funding levels of ...
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Flows like water when it isn't yoursApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading the recent editorial regarding an untimely pay raise for and by the governing board of Elk Grove, I believe an additional comment could have been made: Not...
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RTA does well to keep pressure on for capital planApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - No one denies the need for a capital projects budget in Illinois. The lingering question has been whether state political leaders can stop squabbling long enough to find...