Hanover Park Opinion
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Senior free ride plan hurts othersNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Once again, Illinois legislators showed no backbone. By refusing to end free transit rides for all but low-income seniors, they put politics ahead of doing the right thi...
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Ryan-Levine ties call for scrutinyNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - A few years after Rod Blagojevich was first elected governor, Republicans rightly showed concern for what seemed to be a smorgasbord of disreputable conduct surrounding ...
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Can we afford excesses of the past?Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The Nov. 4 article, "Suggestion: Consolidate fire districts" by Jake Griffin bares comment. Taxpayers should note that District 4 DuPage County Board member Grant Eckhof...
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Obama policies stifle creation of jobsNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The national unemployment level is now at 10.2 percent and our political leaders know how important finding or keeping a job is for most of our citizens. It is for this ...
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Why raise taxes in this recession?Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - In the middle of one of the most severe recessions in recent times, the taxing authorities are increasing property taxes aggressively. As a long time resident of Palatin...
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Number out of work is higher than it looksNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - One thing all the statistics about unemployment miss is those that are self-employed consultants. I am a self-employed training developer and my business went from full...
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Don't add to flawed impressions of ElginNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Two steps forward, one back. I first noticed Elgin when I drove through 20 years ago headed somewhere else. Having grown up in one of the post-World War II suburbs that ...
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The time is right for health care reformNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The time to reform Medicare and health care for all is now. The American people must have good and affordable health care for all, especially in these dark days, when ma...
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Obama puts decency back in White HouseNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - So many letter writers are insinuating that President Obama is taking away our freedoms and establishing a dictatorship. Do these people forget the eight years of patri...
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Pols should sign up for health care planNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - If the Democrats in Congress and the president think this health care proposal, HR 3962, is so wonderful for all of us I wonder why they don't also want the program for ...