Elk Grove Village Opinion
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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...
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Towns have a duty to pension reformApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading the reaction to the Daily Herald's recent article and editorial on local officials' concerns with public safety pension funding, I must respond on behalf o...
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Demand Senate action on recall billApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - People of Illinois, wake up and call either Emil Jones or your state senator and demand that the recall bill be brought to a vote in the Illinois Senate. I can't belie...
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Saturday Soapbox: You did your best, Hersey parentsApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - So now it's time to watch what happens. As many parents, students and even former students objected, the District 214 school board on Thursday reduced the orchestra prog...
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Praise for Clinton editorial cartoonApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - As we have all been told throughout life, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Your political cartoon on the editorial page March 27 was a perfect example. It tells i...
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Saturday Soapbox: Just in time for springApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville residents have complained for years about unkempt vacant lots in developing neighborhoods. The city got around to what appears to be a resolution this week wi...
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A sudden interest in being humaneApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Two inmates on death row in Kentucky argue their executions could be carried out more humanely with less risk of pain. I wonder if they thought about humaneness and pai...