Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Pass Blagojevich capital budgetMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Today I waited for 25 minutes for my Pace bus. Yes, the weather was bad, but this is ridiculous. I hope lawmakers pass the governor's new capital plan -- if they do, n...
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Maybe concealed carry solves all illsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I guess from all I am hearing, if the students at Northern Illinois University had been carrying concealed weapons, the killing rampage might not have occurred. Well, pe...
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Early voting idea becomes a successMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - As Illinois' chief proponent of early voting, I applaud the Feb. 26 editorial ("Don't rush changes in early voting") for highlighting early voting's successes and pointi...
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Attacks on Skoien totally unwarrantedMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Recently a group calling itself the United Republicans of Palatine Township posted a full-page ad in the newspaper and sent out a mailing attacking Gary Skoien, the Repu...
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Morask grateful for all supportersMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Words alone cannot adequately express my thanks for your show of support not only at the polls but throughout the long hard road of the last six months. This was truly a...
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Gun control is only realistic answerFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - I disagree with Kristopher Rich's suggestion that the "litany of cries" for gun control after NIU are simpletonian. Isn't it clear that our current gun laws aren't wor...
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Sorry, but McCain is not conservativeFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - I wish the media would stop referring to McCain as a conservative when he is actually merely a Republican. True conservatives, such as myself, believe in immigration co...
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Exactly whom is misleading whom?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: In a recent letter to the editor, my Democrat opponent, Amanda Howland, accused me of "deliberately misleading" local taxpayers in regard to the increased...
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We borrow from China for rebatesFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Let me see now, I am just a little slow about these things. I guess if we borrow $180 billion from China and then cut a $600 check for everybody to buy their vote, then ...
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Soapbox: Elections, all the timeFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A lot of pundits said Barack Obama was getting into the race too early last year. And, we all know how that's turned out so far. Now, the trend seems to be catching on i...