Glenview Opinion
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Sarcastic attacks only set us backDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - In your Nov. 8 editorial you applauded the proposed Winfield board rules asking members to “be inclusive ... show respect ... give constructive criticism.” In Fence Post...
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Seeing red over red light ticketDec 03, 2011 4:00 am - I received a red light violation notice. I feel it is my duty to inform the many who are unaware of this travesty before several others are taken in. Our government is a...
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Health care costs are the real culpritDec 02, 2011 4:00 am - Leftists seem to think that people have a right to have health care covered regardless of cost, and therefore the government should just compel insurance companies and t...
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Israel should stop its bully tacticsDec 02, 2011 4:00 am - One recent article that disturbed me more than any other in the day’s Daily Herald was the one about Israel maintaining a hold on taxes due the Palestinians — just anoth...
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Too many kids driven to schoolDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - In today’s world, we are pushing the need to conserve our planet’s resources. I believe that Elgin Area School District U-46 has taken this concept in a different direct...
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Work toward real pension reformDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - State Sen. Matt Murphy’s idea on pension reform misses the point (Fence Post, Nov. 5). You don’t have to be abusing the system to be abusing taxpayers and our children. ...
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Must every TV be turned on at stores?Dec 01, 2011 4:00 am - It seems that every week I am inundated with letters, radio ads and newspaper ads telling me to conserve energy, so I turn off the lights, use smaller-wattage bulbs, dri...
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Praise of county budget ludicrousDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - I was a subscriber to the Chicago Tribune for over 15 years. When the Tribune published an editorial praising Cook County’s budget proposals for 2012, like you did Nov. ...
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Paying back loans should be no-brainerNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - A recent article quotes Elgin Community College’s director of financial aid and scholarships saying that some student borrowers don’t understand they have to pay back th...
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Keep commitment of affordable housingNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - In this economy, the availability of safe, affordable housing in quality communities matters more than ever. Unfortunately, the minibus agreement reached by Congress tha...