Glenview Opinion
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Economic recovery requires spendingSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - We know how to get out of recession. To do that we need to create jobs. There is no other way. We have done it many, many times before, and it works every time. To creat...
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Let your vote speak for youSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Let’s quit with the “who won” reporting and Monday morning political quarterbacking. What’s wrong with “the “American people won”? We finally seem to have the attention ...
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Seek labels that say ‘Made in USA’Sep 07, 2011 4:00 am - I spent a wonderful day touring Mount Vernon in Virginia. I loved George Washington’s home with the lovely view of the Potomac. The museum there is outstanding. After ou...
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Time for president to take responsibilitySep 06, 2011 5:00 am - So President Obama’s dismal record almost three years into his term reflects record high unemployment, record high debt, a failed stimulus plan, a faltering economy, bro...
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Let’s pay our own bills firstSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Today The Associated Press reported that the Social Security disability fund will run out of money by 2017. Last week it was reported we are sending $90 million to North...
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Historical parallel too close for comfortSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Calvin Coolidge is known to history as an adherent of laissez-faire ideology that resulted in a period of U.S. economic heights called the “Roaring Twenties” during whic...
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Don’t want taxes going to the dogsSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in regard to the proposed dog park that will be shared by Elgin and Hoffman Estates. I see that this will initially cost both towns a shared amount of $80,0...
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Prosperity for all a workable goalSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The promise of America has always been more than “liberty and justice for all.” Don’t forget “prosperity for all,” a moving target that we keep approaching but never hav...
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Retirement fund is all about taxesSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The Aug. 18 Fence Post response by Mr. Dick Ingram, executive director of the Teachers’ Retirement System, to a previous Daily Herald article about TRS’ “big pension boo...
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Put spending money into hands of poorSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Allowing the wealthy to have more money will not create jobs. Jobs don’t appear from higher profits or from larger investments; jobs are created when a company’s demand ...