Fox River Grove Opinion
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Be prepared for tax increasesJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - 2015 is the year of the tax. As of Jan. 1, thanks to Democrats and our fearless leader we get the following: Top Medicare tax went from 1.45 percent to 2.35 percent; T...
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Editorial: Community's warmth, resolve helps find missing manJan 23, 2015 4:01 am - Tina Leigh didn't know Kyle Cuchna until she met him late Saturday night at a homeless shelter in Wauconda. She didn't know his family either and she didn't become Faceb...
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Why cite net worth of some, not all politicians?Jan 18, 2015 12:01 am - In the paper last week you printed an Associated Press article by Sara Burnett that labeled Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner as "a multimillionaire businessman." Why? Why no...
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Editorial: CN merger beneficial, but keep working to help BarringtonJan 16, 2015 4:01 am - There's no doubt Canadian National has, overall, been a positive presence in Chicago and the suburbs. Since buying the EJ&E line for $300 million in 2008 the railroad ha...
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Transportation articles lead to speculationJan 06, 2015 4:01 am - I wanted to comment on some articles that recently ran in the Herald. The "Hidden hazards" articles relative to the hazards posed by railroad tanker cars transporting cr...
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Pols, is this what the people really need?Jan 05, 2015 4:01 am - The November elections have passed and already politicians are passing bills for themselves. Earlier this year, a bill was passed allowing cars and trucks to travel at 7...
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Shield law would create special classDec 30, 2014 4:01 am - Regarding your editorial encouraging a federal shield law for reporters, a shield law would create a special category of unconstitutional privilege for a small group of ...
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The SoapboxDec 20, 2014 4:00 am - Lessons learned? Gasoline prices are at their lowest levels in many years. Great news, of course, but when prices were over $4 a gallon, Americans kept aware of th...
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School officials unfairly burden taxpayersDec 07, 2014 4:01 am - I read in the paper that only "34 percent of students completed fourth-grade proficient in reading" and "36 percent of eighth-graders are ready for high school course wo...
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Liberalism won't get us closer to prosperityDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - After reading Mr. Jim Peterson's Nov. 23 comment, I am amazed at how anyone can believe the liberal talking points and all this global warming information put out by the...