Hampshire Opinion
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Coroner should call it quitsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I was absolutely flabbergasted reading Kane County Coroner Chuck West's feeble attempt to explain his actions in 2007 when his deputies removed a television from a dead ...
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Streamwood park district in real troubleMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - It is with real regret that after 24 years with the Streamwood Park District I am turning in my resignation. I also regret not being able to say my goodbyes to the peopl...
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No common sense in gun control ideaMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I just finished reading Burt Constable's column, "Supreme Court needs to take the safety off common sense" and I'm still waiting to hear the "common sense" part of his p...
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Drop recreation, voc-ed from schoolMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Are public schools under funded? Is the glass half empty? What are the intended functions of public education? Are they trying to do too much? Education, vocation, recre...
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Here's health care that seems to workMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I have read with much interest the attempts of several sources to have both the Congress and Senate join us in whatever kind of health care system they develop. I applau...
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Soap box: Palatine's Fiore an inspiration for all of usMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Inspiration for all of us: When Mauro Fiore was a kid in Palatine, who would guessed that he'd one day win an Oscar? If there is any message in the honor the "Ava...
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What's wrong with red light cameras?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Much has been written about photo enforcement of the "Right Turn on Red" offense. I cannot understand why this is so controversial. The law is that, "one may make a righ...
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Get pros to sort out budget messMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you aware of the American Institute of CPA's article listing Illinois as number four among the top 10 fiscally-dangerous states to live in right now? According to an...
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What about cutting waste?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Isn't it amazing that when the politicians want to raise taxes they tell us that unless they raise them they will need to cut school funding and health care? They always...
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Don't blame seniors for CTA's troublesMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Seniors and CTA unions are being made scapegoats in the CTA's funding woes. Go back and look at the legislation as passed. Suburbs and collar counties got slapped with a...