Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Something doesn't add up this election yearJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Either Hillary Rodham flunked math class at Maine South High School in Park Ridge or she picked up Jethro-style ciphering during her years in Arkansas. How else would yo...
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Liberals should stop and thinkJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - In response to Robert H. Fredian's letter, "Conservatives Ignore the Facts:" I never proposed that Republicans and conservatives would fight all the wars, while Democrat...
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Debate should have included KucinichDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The only presidential candidate whose actions consistently demonstrate the truth of his words was absent from the Dec. 13 debate. The debate sponsor, Des Moines Register...
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Would we want our schools to go back?Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - While reading the angry letters from citizens and sometimes defensive letters from teachers about salaries, pensions, referendums, strikes and test results, I began to t...
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Two perspectives on Henry HydeDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - I voted for Henry Hyde several times when I lived in his Congressional district. By all accounts, he treated others well, and was respected by friends and foes alike. I ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Leaf-burning decision anti-climacticDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - After years of study, plenty of discussion and a full community survey, North Barrington's long-delayed decision this week on leaf-burning was a bit anti-climactic. Trus...
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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Be careful about holiday spendingDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Now is the time that every "worthy?" cause, and every retail/discount store is ramping up to squeeze the last possible dollar out of each American before the last note o...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...