Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Soapbox: Round-the-clock heroesNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Whatever it is that firefighters are paid, it probably isn't enough. How do you put a value on what these folks do, even when they're off duty? When an early morning hou...
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Kirk leads in fight against terrorismNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - With presidential, senatorial and congressional elections all occurring in 2008, we must not forget our No. 1 national security issue: terrorism. Congressman Mark Kirk i...
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Soapbox: We need to listenNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Here's a salute to the League of Women's Voters/Palatine Area for its Veterans Day luncheon last week in Schaumburg. It was there that the League honored women in the mi...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Soapbox: Silly law; silly lawsuitNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a highly elastic imagination to fathom just how the constitutional rights of Buffalo Grove atheist Robert Sherman or his daughter might be harmed by a newly req...
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Blackwater does not belong in IraqNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Mr. Louis Poulos's recent letter in defense of Blackwater flies in the face of the facts. He portrays Blackwater personnel as "true patriots" when, in reality, this is f...
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What has become of land of the free?Nov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Years ago, John McCain wrote a book titled "Worth Fighting For" praising the greatness of the United States of America. Good for him. I shared that sentiment most of my ...
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With aid must go accountabilityNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The ability to move people has been a major factor in the success and growth of our current economy. When I grew up in Chicago, you could take a bus just about anywhere ...
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Taylor's story is a gift to readersNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald is my hero today. Your decision to run Taylor Radtke's story on the first page and keep it in front of the public each day, resulted in giving the girl ...
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Teachers, simply consider the sourceNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Teachers, take courage. I do not believe, nor do I think anything like a majority believes, the blather recently published in our local newspaper. They exist to sell pap...