Glendale Heights Opinion
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We pay cost of Dems shortsightednessFeb 21, 2013 3:40 am - We pay cost of Dems shortsightedness Time and again we see the Democrats create problems then claim to be the ones capable of fixing them. Case in point, they have ...
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The SoapboxFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - A touching tribute: It’s been five years since a gunman took the lives of five Northern Illinois University students and injured others, and it’s heartening to see how t...
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Good to see action taken on S&PFeb 16, 2013 3:40 am - Good to see action taken on S&P After four years, the Justice Department has taken long awaited action against Standard & Poor’s, alleging fraud. Few thought such a...
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Important to salute valuable teachersFeb 14, 2013 4:00 am - I am a parent of three students at Ridge Circle Elementary school. With continued financial hardships and the struggle of administrators to turn around a broken school s...
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Should have asked for artist’s OKFeb 14, 2013 3:40 am - Should have asked for artist’s OK A fellow artist sent me the Jan. 22 Daily Herald article titled “Lombard trustee touches up incomplete mural of historic sites.” I...
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Don’t know life of infantry soldierFeb 12, 2013 3:40 am - Don’t know life of infantry soldier My vocabulary does not permit the proper use of words to describe those responsible for a decision that there is no reason women...
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Where is all the state’s money going?Feb 12, 2013 3:40 am - Where is all the state’s money going? State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is sitting on $9 billion in overdue bills because of a lack of money to pay them with. Two...
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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the 1950s and ’60s, the teacher would tell kids to take cover under desks when the siren signaled an air raid drill. Fifty years later, teachers lock their doors, dar...
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‘State-run media’ reports on marchFeb 06, 2013 3:40 am - ‘State-run media’ reports on march I find it fascinating that The Associated Press in its Jan. 26 report referred to the participants of a march as “anti-abortion a...
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The reality of public pension plansFeb 06, 2013 3:40 am - The reality of public pension plans Proponents of “defined contribution systems” of retirement plans do not know the realities of most Illinois public pension plans...