Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Endorsement: Link over Castella in 30th Senate DistrictOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - We can’t say we’re on board with every decision Democratic state Sen. Terry Link has made. He has led the charge to widely expand gambling to include casinos in Lake Cou...
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Endorsement: Morrison over Friedman in state Senate District 29Oct 15, 2012 5:00 am - With the retirement of Susan Garrett, the Illinois Senate is losing an independent voice that has long reflected her largely North Shore district. At the same time, the ...
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Endorsement: Kotowski over O’Donnell in 28th Senate DistrictOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - Good legislation starts with good ideas, but without a solid push, those ideas will go nowhere. Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge has found ways to advanc...
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Endorsement: Noland over Collins in Senate District 22Oct 14, 2012 5:00 am - The GOP challenger for the 22nd District state Senate seat, Cary Collins of Hoffman Estates, is a thoughtful and articulate attorney who understands the depth of the eco...
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Joe Walsh is his own manOct 14, 2012 4:40 am - The November General Election is coming up fast and voters have a clear distinction with local and national candidates. Here in the Northwest suburbs, there is a critica...
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Return to a time of fewer excessesOct 13, 2012 5:00 am - We older readers will probably remember going to grade school classes with class sizes of 25 to 30 kids who were about 96 percent white. In my Chicago public school (Hea...
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When unions win, the rest of us loseOct 12, 2012 5:00 am - The Chicago Teachers Union members held out for fixed pay raises, guaranteed job security and a generous pension plan. How many people in today’s workforce have a packag...
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Support Walsh in ‘David and Goliath’ battleOct 12, 2012 4:40 am - There is a David and Goliath fight in this election. The “David” is Joe Walsh, who is armed only with the simple truth. The truth is we are spending too much, regulating...
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Endorsement: Moylan over Sweeney for House 55th DistrictOct 11, 2012 5:26 pm - Martin Moylan is a political climber — two years as Des Plaines alderman, 3½ years as mayor and now a campaign for state representative. There’s nothing wrong with ambit...
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Endorsement: Mathias over Sente in House District 59Oct 11, 2012 11:36 am - The easiest thing for seven-term incumbent Buffalo Grove Republican Sid Mathias, 67, to do after the Democrats put him in a Democrat-leaning district that is 97 percent ...