Hanover Park Opinion
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Mr. President, you said you are in chargeJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Mr. President, for weeks after the oil spill you critizezed British Petroleum (BP) for incompetence. However, when it appeared that BP had a fix you made your famous spe...
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Hubble site does not need a 'big box'Jun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - We owe a debt to the Daily Herald for keeping us informed of the plans for developing the Hubble Middle School site in Wheaton. After earlier stating that a Costco big b...
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One suburb's relentless fight against violenceJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Burying one's head in the sand is never a sensible course of action. And neither is assault and retreat. Hanover Park, in reacting to four murders inside two weeks just ...
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Fire district woes go way backJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - As a retired chief officer from the Carol Stream Fire Department, I see that some unfortunate events have taken place there. However, they're not surprising. The current...
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Don't mess with senior tax rebateJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - It was a far wiser person than I who said, "You can tell a lot about a country by the way they treat their senior citizens." Our Elgin City Council leaders want to take...
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More gambling not the answerJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - It is unfortunate that the Kane County Board recently reversed its ban on video poker, which will now allow the machines into bars and restaurants. This makes gambling m...
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No reason to deport hardworking parentsJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Not even dogs like to get separated from their puppies. Why is it that Americans are insensitive and like to separate families from their children? Many illegal familie...
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Digging deeper into multiple holesJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - America's national debt rises $5 billion a day under this administration, with plans to increase it even more, with no guarantee that it will ever be erased. We could al...
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Some reasons to be unhappy with IsraelJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Susan Estrich's op-ed "Before you start beating up on Israel" ignores the obvious reasons why hostilities still exist between the Palestinian people and the Israeli colo...
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Consider this before voting in NovemberJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Last year when the market value of homes in the Chicago area was estimated to be down 25-30 percent, our Cook County property tax bill soared an amazing 11.7 percent. Si...