Hoffman Estates Opinion
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How could salary rise while stocks fallApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Allstate CEO, Thomas J. Wilson, cuts 2,000 full-time employees and pockets an additional $2.44 million for himself. That's on top of the $7.96 million he made in 2008. B...
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Think before you leave a standard tipApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In addition to tips, restaurant serves are paid wages, so this is plenty, right? No! The wages are designed to be enough to pay income tax on tips and no more. Also, pa...
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Let's stress how to turn leftApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the hardest things about driving seems to when it is safe to make a left turn. Today's story about two kids turning left (I assume) into Waubonsee Community Colle...
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Bravo to all you public defendersApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent news story about the attack on court-appointed attorney Ron Dolak exemplifies the difficulty of the job of being a criminal defense lawyer, particularly a cou...
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Insurance companies are not the problemApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Here's a message for President Obama and all his lemmings. Your attempt to make the health care debate all about insurance companies is both disingenuous and a big lie. ...
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Bring troops home, where real threat liesApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - With the rise of homegrown terrorism with threats of violence and government upheaval to return the White House and Congress to radical right wing hands, why don't we wi...
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Politicians are out of touch with peopleApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Our senators and representatives have great jobs, fantastic health care benefits and a wonderful pension plan who think they know and understand what the plain folks are...
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Saturday Soapbox: We're all in this togetherApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - All in this together: If nothing else, Earth Day brings a good reminder. No matter if one is a fervent believer in global warming or believes it's nothing more th...
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Obama a Republican in Democrat's clothingApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In just 14 short months, President Obama has become a serious challenger for the title of the greatest Republican president of the last 50 years. He has accomplished th...
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Arms treaty makes senseApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I think that the latest arms limitation treaty is wonderful. No sane person would prefer to be superior in murder. Just because someone has blown up the world doesn't gi...