Maple Park Opinion
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When do tax breaks trump education?Oct 18, 2011 5:00 am - I’m writing to give you a student’s perspective about the issue of the potential extension of Sears tax breaks. To many lawmakers, we are just a number — a statistic if ...
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Stop mining in forest preservesOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - How many people are aware that our public forest preserves aren’t safe from the mining industry? Illinois has a cozy and shocking arrangement with the gravel mining indu...
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Compromise needed on Sears incentiveOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - Annie Thompson, spokeswoman for Gov. Pat Quinn, hit the nail on the head when she stated in the Daily Herald, “Sears plays an important role in our state’s economy ...” ...
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It’s people who make St. Charles greatOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - If anyone were to ask me what the best town in the country is, there is no hesitation that I would say St. Charles. The quaint atmosphere, beautiful living space and, mo...
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Parents, students, teachers must uniteOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - The challenge of successfully teaching children how to do well in school is an entity that will be with us always. I have read the word “ownership” being used to describ...
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End tax break for SearsOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - The Sears EDA has to be stopped. Clearly none of the people deciding on this issue have students in District 300 or care about our children; otherwise, this amendment wo...
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Don’t balance budget on backs of least of usOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - The faith community of First Presbyterian Church of Elgin is seeking to live out God’s call for compassion and justice in our world. We are concerned that the budget cos...
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Compromise necessary for our democracyOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - When I first heard of Hank Williams Jr.’s recent quote regarding Obama and Hitler, I was naturally appalled. After hearing the actual quotation, I made the determination...
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Hank Jr. needs some soul searchingOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - Hank Williams Jr. has a lot of nerve. To compare our president with Adolf Hitler is beyond the pale. Really? Comparing our president to one of the worst mass murderers a...
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Don’t loosen pollution standardsOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - Republican Congressman Randy Hultgren along with the Republican Congress signed the Train Act, and they are proud of it. HR 2401 Train Act is an environmental train wrec...