Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Politicians should take pay cuts, tooMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I have a solution for the tremendous deficit that Illinois faces in the coming year. Cut all politicians' salaries in half. The governor makes $177,000 a year. Now his s...
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Health care reform will lower costsMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I am in the financial industry. For years, I have seen the financial and emotional devastation of families due to non-covered medical bills. The pre-existing conditions...
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Midwives part of health care solutionMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - A letter by Peter Flowers (Feb. 8 Fence Post) stated, "Health care reform is a vital issue to all Americans." A neglected area in the debate over health care reform is m...
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Pull out the stops on U.S. intelligenceMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Be afraid, be very, very afraid, say the heads of our major intelligence agencies. Testifying before a Senate committee they said they are "certain" there will be anothe...
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Soap box: Palatine's Fiore an inspiration for all of usMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Inspiration for all of us: When Mauro Fiore was a kid in Palatine, who would guessed that he'd one day win an Oscar? If there is any message in the honor the "Ava...
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Get pros to sort out budget messMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you aware of the American Institute of CPA's article listing Illinois as number four among the top 10 fiscally-dangerous states to live in right now? According to an...
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What about cutting waste?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Isn't it amazing that when the politicians want to raise taxes they tell us that unless they raise them they will need to cut school funding and health care? They always...
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Don't blame seniors for CTA's troublesMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Seniors and CTA unions are being made scapegoats in the CTA's funding woes. Go back and look at the legislation as passed. Suburbs and collar counties got slapped with a...
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Religion in school might fix problemsMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Our schoolchildren are doing all sorts of unlawful things. DUI, gang killings and fights, and on and on. But don't worry. The big threats have been removed. No Bibles in...
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Not happy with Bush legacyMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Let's back up in time to 2008. Bush gives the seniors a stimulus of $250 to take effect around April or May of 2009. So in my case around the end of May 2009 I got a $25...