Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Medical marijuana is compassionate choiceJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - In their June 2 column, Dora Dixie and Peter Bensinger, two persons who earn their living tending to the drug disaster caused by zero-tolerance prohibition and its multi...
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Drivers: Slow down and watch for bikesJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I just wanted to tell everyone who drives young and old to slow down. Please get off the cell phone, quit texting, fixing your hair and watch for the bike riders, runner...
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New rule places students at riskJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - For nearly 100 years, the institution my grandfather founded has served students with an education that prepares them for applied arts careers. I am proud to serve as a ...
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Let's rethink site of Wheeling cell towerJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I am back to talk about the proposed 16-story AT&T cell tower on Horcher Farm. I realize that the permit was granted but I would like the Village Board to rethink its vo...
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Put down your kids' piggy bankJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - I really love her, but please don't tell her ... she's my precious and adorable one-year-old granddaughter. Don't tell her, you ask? Well, I have a creative and conveni...
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Don't blame Obama for Gulf oil spillJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding your editorial on May 26, "Woeful Delays on a National Tragedy" in which you blame Obama for the oil mess in the gulf. You are dead wrong. You say Louisiana Go...
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When a loss can be a cultural gainJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - When is $950,000 in losses good news? When it's the reduced figure from $1.2 million in anticipated losses for the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. Hoffman Estates taxpa...
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We need immigration reform, and nowJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - It is time for both parties in Congress to come out of their 20-year sleep and do something about immigration. There are ten to 20 million illegals in this country and 3...
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Quinn job plan makes no senseJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Quinn's job plan - what kind of goofy plan is this? According to the article in a recent paper, the plan aims to put 15,000 low-income people to work. OK so far. He...
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Mandate English by third gradeJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Being a class of 2010 graduate from Larkin High School, I'm used to hearing the foreign languages in school. But where does it end? I truly believe that teaching or enco...