Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Lawsuit abuse adds to tax burdenApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - Tax Day has become a national day of protest as thousands of Americans voice their concern about the tax and spend policies. In Illinois, lawmakers added fuel to the fir...
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Cut corporate taxes and subsidiesApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Mr. Boske’s letter on April 6, no the public sector didn’t invent mortgage-backed securities or move jobs overseas. Washington relaxed limits on the power...
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College Illinois must not failApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - When we adopting our daughter from China, we immediately bought life insurance and bought into the College Illinois program. I spent two years lobbying our legislators t...
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Internet sales tax a foolish ideaApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - So, Gov. Quinn has allowed the taxing of Internet sales coming into Illinois. Our governors usually wind up in jail. This one is just dumb. He has no sense of the big pi...
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Keep high value on federal workforceApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - There’s a new attack in Congress on federal workers, and I urge the members of the Illinois delegation to rise above it. As a retired federal employee and a proud Americ...
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Support legislation for energy efficiencyApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - If you had a leaky roof that let rainwater in, I’m sure you’d fix it. But here’s the surprise. Your home most likely is leaking — only it’s a leak that’s harder to detec...
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Put more emphasis on science, mathApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - In a highly competitive global economy, we need to ensure that the next generation has the skills necessary to compete in this environment. Among the most import school ...
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What is Obama’s plan for Libya?Apr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - After waiting three weeks, President Obama finally addressed the Libya problem. He said, “Gadhafi has to go.” A week later he said Gadhafi is not the target. He said we ...
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Clarifying residents' Quentin Road preferenceApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - This is in response to your April 8 article, “Preckwinkle to visit Palatine council.” As major stakeholders in the corridor in favor of the Quentin Road rebuild project,...
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Abstinence is best ‘safe-sex’ messageApr 18, 2011 1:00 am - An Illinois Senate committee recently passed SB 1619, a “comprehensive” sex education bill that will require many schools to teach graphic, inappropriate sex education p...