Park Ridge Opinion
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Time to stand up and demand actionOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - With the end of 2011 coming in Springfield and the start of the 2012 legislative session, two things will still remain the same. Illinois will be last in the nation in p...
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Restructure state’s debt and pay billsOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - I am pleased to see the press devote coverage to the issue of the state’s unpaid bills — this is a problem I have talked about since March. Now let’s give equal consider...
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Golash made a good point on role modelsOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Among one of my first tasks when I open the paper is going to the Neighbor section to read the Fencepost. These are comments by thoughtful neighbors giving their opinion...
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He’s spending his money out of townOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - I live in Buffalo Grove. Where have I been spending my money lately? Gordman’s in Vernon Hills; HH Gregg in Vernon Hills; Tom & Eddies in Vernon Hills. Where will I spe...
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Let’s stand up and demand lower taxesOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Taxes, taxes, taxes — when will they stop increasing? It’s amazing how my property tax has almost doubled within the past few years as my property value has decreased by...
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A little restraint on taxes would helpOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Gosh, all the local taxing units seem to think that everyone has excess money to pay for their wants and needs. Well, I can’t. I live on a fixed income, and this is not ...
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Saving ash trees now will save money laterOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - The recent Daily Herald front-page article is another example of the shortsightedness of government in general and Arlington Heights government in particular. One of the...
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Don’t blame public workers for woesOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - For years, a small but very wealthy group, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, has been railing against public pensions. Last spring they lobbied for ...
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IMSA president deserves his payOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Dr. Max McGee is the poster child for double-dipping in Illinois? He’s the second president in the 25-year history of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. IMSA is I...
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Got exemption back, but law still wrongOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Thanks to your article on 9/28/11 regarding the senior exemption. Upon review of our property tax records, my wife and I discovered that the Cook County Assessor’s Offic...