Maple Park Opinion
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NW suburban legislators need to support special needsDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - During the recent campaign in the 56th House District, issues took a back seat to attack mail, in convincing people to vote for either candidate. If the winner would hav...
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Promote personal responsibilityDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - I never worked in Springfield so I only have an idea or guess at how things get done there. Our legislators have been working at controlling some runaway pension costs. ...
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Kane has good food safety planDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Food safety in restaurants and grocery stores is a matter not to be taken lightly. Kane County is in the process of putting in new food safety regulations for all employ...
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Soap box: Start thinking next tax cut bill nowDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Best-interest bi-partisans: Congratulations to Illinois' senators and to the suburban delegation to Congress. Republicans and Democrats, lame ducks and returnees, all si...
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Obama should stop appeasing GOPDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - The White House has reached out to us. The base looking for help in backing the president's pay freeze and federal employees. I voted for change and I encourage the pres...
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Stopping right-on-red tickets a startDec 16, 2010 12:00 am - Dan Duffy has felt the sting of finding a red-light camera ticket in the mail. More than once. The freshman state senator from Lake Barrington wants to stop communities ...
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Minority scholarships hint at racismDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - When living in a community whose population is largely Hispanic, coming across minority scholarships is quite common. Scholarships that are provided to certain students ...
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Writer's immigration stance illogicalDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Sue Tiedeman of Elgin: I'm sure you are probably a nice person. Uninformed, but nice. While you are correct that the flow of immigrants from Europe looked much different...
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Foster already has checked outDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - I recently attempted to send a letter to outgoing Congressman Bill Foster's website, but was greeted by this message: “Office is closing. Due to the imminent closure of ...
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Did AARP read health care law?Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - AARP, the advisory group for seniors, spent millions of dollars lobbying for Obamacare even with it drastic cuts in Medicare payments. When Obamacare was passed, AARP st...