Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Fast-food workers deserve a break, tooJan 20, 2014 4:00 am - Most of us have eaten at fast food restaurants. And often, as we are in line to get our orders, we observe the goings-on in the work area on the opposite side of the cou...
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Editorial: Tying state budgets to audit resultsJan 19, 2014 4:00 am - As much as we decry the spendthrift ways our state government generally works, we also have to acknowledge that there are many in Springfield who try to do their part to...
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The SoapboxJan 18, 2014 4:00 am - Missed opportunity: Lori Price, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 board president, says the number of applicants for the superintendent’s post being vacated by Kathy Birk...
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Editorial: King’s dream still a work in progressJan 17, 2014 4:00 am - Growing up in small-town Georgetown, Ill., in the 1940s, Clyde Brooks wasn’t allowed to be a Boy Scout, eat in the dining room in restaurants or use the local gas statio...
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Editorial: An election system set up to help incumbentsJan 13, 2014 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield got a pass in the Democratic primary in the 10th Congressional District Thursday when Arlene Hickory of Lake Bluff got knocked off ...
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Check out this fact on global warmingJan 07, 2014 4:00 am - Another instance of selective reporting of the news is the nature of the trip a group of people took to the Antarctic. The Southern Hemisphere is in its warm or “summer”...
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Leaders spinning a wheel of misfortune?Dec 31, 2013 12:22 pm - Recently, I came across the television game show “Wheel of Fortune.” The contestants spin a wheel and select a letter and win cash or other prizes on the way to solve a ...
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Free speech doesn’t apply unless it’s PCDec 31, 2013 4:00 am - I’m just not buying all of the righteous indignation expressed by A&E regarding the Phil Robertson interview with GQ Magazine, for several reasons. 1) A&E knew exactly ...
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School districts in alternate universesDec 30, 2013 4:00 am - District 21, 2004/2012 taxes: $1,782.42/$3,390.26. District 214, 2004/2012 taxes: $993.39/$1,729.36. In other words, since 2004, my school tax has doubled. I don’t ques...
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The SoapboxDec 21, 2013 4:00 am - As Christmas Day approaches, we can’t help but think of the many ways people in the suburban area have demonstrated the spirit of the holidays all year long. This editio...