Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Lawmakers: Follow kindergarten rulesJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - To the Illinois legislature: As a senior citizen I object to being used as a political pawn in this futile chess game called politics. I'm tired of the veiled threats, b...
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Ban on same-sex marriage costs allJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Thomas Jefferson said, "A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." The Californi...
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Nepotism isn't 'in the best interest'Jun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of the antics out of Springfield and Chicago through the years have clearly dismayed us. But a little town nestled in the Northwest suburbs may have just raised the...
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Terranova has been strong party leaderMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - We are very pleased to hear that Rocco Terranova has announced his intention to run for re-election as the Democratic committeeman for Schaumburg Township. Rocco has ...
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Mistakes were made; it's time to move onMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - War is not a game. The previous administration has made it clear that the United States will stop all torture of prisoners. Mistakes are made during war. Former Presiden...
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No money for Gitmo until details knownMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I just have to make a little known point about government and how it should work. This week the Democrats have said no to a Democratic president in regards to the closin...
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One-sided press presents unfair viewMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - We would like to revisit the Notre Dame controversy. We watched the news coverage and read the Herald's article recounting Obama's commencement address at Notre Dame. We...
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It's time to wake up, fight Stroger clanMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I am sick and tired of the Stroger family running Cook County. We have been putting up with their ways and deceit far too long. Mayor Daley is a co-conspirator in these ...
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Thank those who served our countryMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Since our country will celebrate Memorial Day on May 25, I've been thinking of the service members I knew who died in Iraq. I was in the navy for 21 years, and I was ne...
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Deaths of innocents vs. guilty not sameMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Gary Schutte's "Judge Obama invite same as Bush invite". I see a difference in your death analogy and do not agree that the two can be judged equal. Consi...