Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Don’t give Abboud a free hand in Barrington HillsMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Earnest Benn wrote, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.” Barring...
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For U-46 board: Kerber, Bidelman, PercyMar 13, 2011 5:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board Why, when U-46 school board veterans Ken Kaczynski and Karen Carney have had enough, do incumbents Amy Kerber and Maria Bidelman want to run...
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For Dist. 211 school board: Brandt, Robertson, Burke, GerberMar 13, 2011 5:00 pm - There is no shortage of committed, thoughtful candidates running for four seats on the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board. Palatine resident George P. B...
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Cameras making the roads saferMar 12, 2011 11:00 pm - As a children’s safety organization, we are thrilled to see the results of the recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s study showing that the installment of inte...
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GOP not keeping its election promisesMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - The Republican message in the 2010 election was jobs. The tea party ran on reducing deficit spending. Instead, they plunged into the new congressional session giving the...
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All workers should pay Social SecurityMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Some basic facts. Our members of Congress have their own retirement plan and medical plans, paid by us. They are not in Social Security or Medicare. Why not? The answer ...
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Tax credit adding to debtMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Stunned. That’s all I can say. The IRS has just released the latest version of tax forms and instructions, and you have to know this. As you might recall, in 2008, in th...
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Overspending will destroy usMar 11, 2011 2:00 am - Perhaps the “housing bubble” burst affected the judgment of the people we elected to represent us. They felt there was unlimited cash available but realized they could g...
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Creationism has no place in schoolMar 11, 2011 2:00 am - As a former science teacher in High School Districts 214 and 113 and a former young earth creationist, I find it disconcerting that there are school board candidates who...
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A plea from one who’s been thereMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s time to start thinking of our troops who are fighting and dying for us to protect America. Send letters and boxes to give them a little bit of home. It is the job ...