Inverness Opinion
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All pensions come out of our pocketsMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a child, an employee, a mortgage holder, a parent, and a public schoolteacher. I became each of those in that order during my life. I am not young, technically a s...
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Rein in Wall Street gamblersMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Why is it that we regulate gambling but fail to control Wall Street? Why can Goldman Sachs, or example, sell "synthetic instruments" and derivatives, whereby they make m...
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Unions drive up cost of teacher pensionsMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Your recent Sunday editorial on Springfield's broken promise on pensions makes an important point, but if the key question is accountability, you gave the teacher's unio...
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Enough affordable housing or not?May 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I am happy to hear that the Elgin City Council is proceeding with the ArtSpace project. This creative development will provide subsidized housing for struggling artists ...
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The real cost of gun controlMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - After hearing the news that consideration was being given to National Guard troops being dispatched to the city of Chicago to quell violence, I wanted to take the opport...
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Union advice must be good, right?May 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I noticed an article in the Daily Herald with the caption "State poised to miss pension payments." Then I recalled two recent conversations with teachers from separate s...
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Look at the what teachers really doMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - To Mr. Miller and all you Mr. or Mrs. Miller's out there: Teachers are paid too much? I suppose you are correct. I suppose it is not worth much to teach the future gene...
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Take a closer look at life of a teacherMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Sharon Klay was right on when she suggested that the Herald follow the life of a teacher. It would be great for Daily Herald readers to see the hours of time both in and...
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Limiting government is the only solutionMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - As a 50-plus year resident of Barrington Hills, I am forced to respectfully disagree with our current Mayor. (April 20 Fence Post) and small businessman. The health care...
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Beware of those who ignore rules of roadMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, the warm weather is here which means it's time to keep an eye out for those snappy bicyclists in their fabulous spandex outfits as they arrogantly fly through inte...