Elk Grove Village Opinion
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A million bucks just ain't what it used to beJan 02, 2016 12:00 am - This is in response to Mr. Gregg's letter printed Dec. 12. His suggested "cap" of $1 million "net worth" to receive Social Security benefits does not take into considera...
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Pay more attention to local sex industryJan 02, 2016 12:00 am - The Chicago suburbs' sex trafficking problem seems to grow worse every year. It is easy for us to see trafficked workers as foreigners, or children taken by bad people, ...
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Use more discretion on climate lettersJan 01, 2016 12:00 am - The Daily Herald has recently published a number of letters spreading misinformation about impacts of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels on Earth's climate (see ...
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States need to restrain the fedsDec 31, 2015 11:01 pm - With excessive regulations and a national debt approaching $20 trillion, Americans are well aware that our federal government has become drunk with power. The U.S. Congr...
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Can't enforce rule to curb climate chaos?Dec 31, 2015 11:01 pm - The debate on your opinion page stimulated this about the Paris Climate Accord. Their aim is for a maximum of 1.5 degree Celsius increase in global average temperature ...
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Stop and think about adding library districtDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village and Des Plaines boards are contemplating a new library district to better serve rural residents. Elk Grove appears to favor other options while Des Pla...
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Administration is scary, not TrumpDec 30, 2015 11:01 pm - Trump has said a mouthful over the past six months and many have rallied to his words. But Trump is not the problem, Trump is a symptom of what this administration has d...
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Candidate should've announced conflictDec 30, 2015 11:01 pm - I was pleased to see that the city of Wheaton removed its contract prosecutor, Michelle Moore, from prosecuting DuPage County Board member Grant Eckhoff's case in which ...
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Geyer misguided on climate, IranDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - Georgie Anne Geyer, in her Dec. 20 column on diplomacy, writes of "the promising recent nuclear agreement with Iran and the amazing global warming agreement in Paris." ...
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What are real recruiting tools for ISIS?Dec 30, 2015 12:00 am - There have been recent comments made by our president that the media is a recruiting tool for ISIS (the media should only be reporting the facts). There has also been co...