Park Ridge Opinion
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Work toward real pension reformDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - State Sen. Matt Murphy’s idea on pension reform misses the point (Fence Post, Nov. 5). You don’t have to be abusing the system to be abusing taxpayers and our children. ...
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Must every TV be turned on at stores?Dec 01, 2011 4:00 am - It seems that every week I am inundated with letters, radio ads and newspaper ads telling me to conserve energy, so I turn off the lights, use smaller-wattage bulbs, dri...
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Praise of county budget ludicrousDec 01, 2011 4:00 am - I was a subscriber to the Chicago Tribune for over 15 years. When the Tribune published an editorial praising Cook County’s budget proposals for 2012, like you did Nov. ...
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Paying back loans should be no-brainerNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - A recent article quotes Elgin Community College’s director of financial aid and scholarships saying that some student borrowers don’t understand they have to pay back th...
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Keep commitment of affordable housingNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - In this economy, the availability of safe, affordable housing in quality communities matters more than ever. Unfortunately, the minibus agreement reached by Congress tha...
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Girls don’t need to dress provocativelyNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - After seeing some of the Halloween “costume” pictures on Facebook, I wonder what motivates girls to wear a bra and underwear shorts with bunny ears as a costume. I find ...
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Red-light cameras not worth the costsNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - For the past few years, it seems like the installed red-light cameras that are placed at intersections have done nothing but bad for people. From what I have heard and e...
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United ignoring retirees’ concernsNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - That was quite an article The Associated Press put together on Jeff Smisek, the new CEO of United/Continental Airlines. The writer made several glowing comments about th...
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Cepeda’s outrage unjustifiedNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - Concerning the column Esther J. Cepeda wrote Nov. 20, she is dead wrong when she states that “at least 5,100 children were left behind when their parents were deported.”...
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Quinn should support slots at racetracksNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn would prefer to invest scarce state dollars and resources on Chicago-area casinos rather than preserve and grow the 30,000-plus agribusiness jobs...