Hoffman Estates Opinion
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Don’t change Bible to fit your needsMay 17, 2012 10:27 am - I had a few thoughts after reading Ginger Storniolo’s comments (Fence Post, May 12) on Bible translations being so inaccurate that we really can’t know what it says. To ...
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The real issue behind voter IDMay 17, 2012 10:27 am - Regarding Mr. Michael Fredian’s letter of May 5: Sorry, the number of voter fraud convictions has no correlation to the number of frauds successfully perpetrated. I agre...
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Tax exemptions difficult to navigateMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - Cook County’s property tax exemptions are meant to help reduce homeowners property tax burdens, but they are much like Chicago’s weather. Just wait a minute and it will ...
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All faiths must unite against terrorismMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - Sami Hassoun’s anger at the world, perhaps even at the Cubs, could have been overturned had he only followed his daily prescription — face east and prostrate into prayer...
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No more bailoutsMay 17, 2012 4:40 am - No more bailouts ever! If your company made a mistake — too bad. Suck it up and swallow it the same way every American citizen has to. No more taking our Social Security...
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Obama playing politics on Medicare cutsMay 16, 2012 5:00 am - Obamacare cut $500 billion from Medicare, which the president tries to hide. Some $125 billion of that comes from Medicare Advantage, which around 12 million seniors par...
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Think of the kids in U-46 contract decisionMay 16, 2012 5:00 am - The 2,000 or so teachers who are members of the Elgin Teachers Association — the largest teachers union in the suburbs — are understandably on edge. The members, who sta...
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Start work now on Keystone pipelineMay 16, 2012 5:00 am - We should expand oil production right now for many reasons. India, China and other demands are becoming huge, the gas prices since President Obama took office have incre...
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Near-empty buses wasting our moneyMay 16, 2012 5:00 am - I must comment on the quote by Paula Wolff, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Chair, in the article by Marni Pyke on April 24. She said, “People have concerns about ...
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Obama kept us out of depressionMay 16, 2012 4:40 am - Are we better off than we were four years ago? Yes, we most certainly are. It is easy to forget that four years ago, the most respected U.S. economists and financial lea...