Glenview Opinion
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Tip of the hat to Elgin plowersFeb 14, 2011 12:00 am - I like to tip my hat when I know someone has done a good job and deserves my positive recognition. I am pleased to tip my hat to all of the City of Elgin personnel respo...
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Jobs will be scarce if borders stay openFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - There’s been a lot of talk lately about creating new jobs to reduce unemployment. It seems to me that our revered politicians are missing one point. Our borders with alm...
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Graduates need health coverageFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - My two grandsons just graduated college and if it were not for the new health care law that just passed, they would be without health care until they find a full-time jo...
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Poor snow removal is unacceptableFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - I live in Round Lake and work in Elk Grove Village. On my regular commute, I travel on a wide variety of local, county and state roads. During the past snowstorm, I thou...
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Electric cars and the suburban dreamFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - To a degree, the Chicago Auto Show is always about dreaming. That astounding new crossover. The amazing luxury car you'll never own. The next generation of muscle cars o...
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Schaumburg library already uses volunteersFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - The front page of the Feb. 5 Daily Herald contains a proposal by Mr. Hetzer to replace part-time Schaumburg Library staff with volunteers. Hetzer says surrounding taxin...
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Let's get to work on road, other projectsFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - In his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to “redouble our efforts” to repair, modernize and expand the nation's infrastructure through new p...
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Schaumburg snow removal plan let us downFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Schaumburg's snow removal plan was a disappointment. On Wednesday, I was very ill and needed to see a doctor, but plows hadn't entered our neighborhood and the village k...
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Tackle debt with spending reformsFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is asking Congress to increase the allowable federal debt ceiling for the fourth time in the last two years. Congress should say no —...
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Arlington Hts. could use a dog parkFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Last year the village of Arlington Heights collected almost $67,000 for dog licenses. That indicates there are about 5,500 legally registered dogs currently living in th...