Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Elgin rehab program good for communitySep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I have an idea that the person who wrote about the flaws of the rehab program in Elgin doesn't know much about what is happening in Elgin with homes that have been vacat...
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Don't empower larger evilsSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - On Page 18 of the Sept. 10 edition, you show a U.S. flag being burned by lawyers in Pakistan. Meanwhile, the whole world is supposedly up in arms about a minister from a...
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AARP has close ties to governmentSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I have been wondering for a while why the AARP supported and advocated for the Obamacare bill that was jammed through Congress. Richard Foster, Medicare's chief actuary,...
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More discussion, less bashing, pleaseSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Telling, isn't it, that after a year and a half in office President Obama now spends more and more of his time bashing Republicans in his speeches. You would think that ...
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Ignoring bullies can cause further harmSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When President Obama visited a Philadelphia school, he told the children to ignore bullies and in the same breath asked them to be tolerant of others. Tolerance is a val...
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Find real solutions on immigrationSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - My wife and I are deeply disappointed by the remarks made by the 8th Congressional District candidates regarding immigration as reported in the Daily Herald Sept. 12. We...
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Parker's Muslim column hereticalSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I understand that this is mostly a letter and thoughts of the writer - columnist Kathleen Parker - but she must have not said that everyone in America thinks like her. I...
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Daley machine won't be missedSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The machine finally falls. Since I was old enough to vote, the city of Chicago was under control of the Daleys - and a few others between times. His father was a good te...
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Health insurance remains elusiveSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing this to express my disappointment in health insurance. I was recently laid off last February. I have been employed on a temporary basis since June, but with...
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Here's why people vote RepublicanSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I often wonder how members of the political right can cling to their beliefs in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Some 41 percent of Republicans believe...