Hanover Park Opinion
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Blame the owner not the pit bullMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin city council: Pit bull dogs don't make themselves bad; people make them bad. Your actions, in an attempt to make it look like you are doing something, has only pun...
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Age 5 too young for first gradeMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I read in complete horror, as did many of my colleagues, the article about allowing private kindergarten graduates the opportunity to enter first grade at age 5. Even mo...
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Look elsewhere for Illinois solutionsMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I urge our political leadership to look for answers from two other states who have made their political decisions with less corruption or financial disasters. Before re...
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Let health coverage cross state linesMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - A main component of the health care reform plan that President Obama revealed is insurance rate control. The federal Health and Human Services Department along with stat...
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Napervillians have had it with taxesMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I recently learned that Naperville is considering a three cent per-gallon motor fuel tax that would be used for road maintenance. This is in addition to adding a monthly...
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How to fight back at red light camerasMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - It seems that almost everyone is up in arms over the red light cameras. I'd like to share my plan for getting rid of them. I practice it myself. If you can, plan your ro...
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Obama must do what it takes to fix systemMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - We're all concerned with increasing health costs, but you don't realize it until something happens to you personally. In December I broke my leg. Surgery had to be done ...
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Cigarette tax hike would harm IllinoisFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Anti-smoking advocates want a $1 per pack hike in Illinois' cigarette tax on top of the 62 cents per pack federal excise tax increase that took effect just last year (Fe...
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Too many examples of government intrusionFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Regarding the Walter Stackman window issue with Geneva, I was encouraged by his will to fight city hall and actually win, even though it was a technicality. I think he i...
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Death a sad wake-up call about cornerFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - On Thursday a fatality occurred at Benton and Northwest Highway, and one of the dearest, kindest people to ever grace this earth was lost to us fortunate enough to know ...