Elk Grove Village Opinion
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On a cross-country ride of hope with a courageous little girlOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - It's far too early to tell whether the Radtke family of Johnsburg got their miracle. But without question, they got something special. Just a week ago, Laurie Radtke fou...
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Bean, Duckworth miss the real issueOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the front page article on Oct. 2, about "spreading the word on veterans programs." As a Vietnam-era veteran, I attended the same open house and benefits fair i...
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Deficit math that just doesn't add upOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - In the Oct. 2 Fence Post, Elizabeth Pearson wrote of Dick Cheney maintaining that President Bush's 2007 projected budget deficit is well below the average reached over ...
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Our forefathers had the right ideaOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Our forefathers who shed blood for freedom; I respect that. If they wanted "In God We Trust" on our currency, so be it. They also penned the Constitution and the Bill of...
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A simple solution for county budgetOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a solution to the Cook County budget shortfall: simply cut the salary of every county employee in half and eliminate all benefits. When the workers walk off the j...
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Cook County can't afford higher taxesOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: Recently, the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability issued a report that Cook County's revenue system is unable to support the services that it is char...
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Church helps unwed moms have childrenOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Apparently, Anne Ahrens of Schaumburg, whose letter ran Oct. 5, does not know about St. Mary Church in Huntley. Pro-life people do care and do assist unwed mothers. In M...
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Another ending for that Iraq/toilet taleOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - "Imagine a man standing in front of a clogged toilet," began Raleigh Sutton in his comparison of Iraq to a clogged toilet in an Oct. 7 edition. He illustrates the absurd...
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Patient access must be protectedOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - For seniors and a wide variety of other under-served populations, Medicare funding ensures that diagnosis and treatment is accessible and affordable. When the previous C...
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We must insure the uninsuredOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The American Cancer Society believes the United States will not eradicate cancer as a major health problem unless we all work to solve one of our greatest societal chall...