Park Ridge Opinion
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Hoffman Estates not made of moneyOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I wasn't aware that the Village of Hoffman Estates has tens of millions of dollars to spare. The village is constructing a new police department off of Higgins Road that...
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Reform campaign finance, term lengthOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Meaningful campaign finance reform requires support for the reform commission recommendations. Legislators will be more inclined to take the tough votes that are needed ...
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Schaumburg should take hint from EGVOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Kudos to Mayor Johnson and the Village Board of Elk Grove Village for deciding to rebate $300,000 yearly in excess revenue from the Grove Mall TIF district to local Scho...
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Questions Palatine's use of road fundsOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - When the Village of Palatine decided to simply patch up some of our side streets this year rather than redo them, they left our streets looking like a checkerboard of co...
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Says officer treated dead dog callouslyOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for helping us to find our dog. On Oct. 12, two brothers, 18 and 20, found Raleigh laying in the middle of railroad tracks i...
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Thank God for the ConstitutionOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Our founding fathers set us up to be a Muslim nation. Also, we are a Buddhist nation. And a Jewish nation as well; an atheist nation; a fundamentalist nation; a Wiccan n...
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Note individualism to celebrate diversityOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently I read an article about a "diversity" expo at a venue in Aurora. The event was to feature more than 50 exhibitors representing minority and women owned business...
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Horse story stresses the value of all lifeOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I appreciate your article and opinion about Mac, the abandon horse, and how you highlighted the need for people to honor living beings with the care, respect and love th...
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Don't make Elgin hostile to immigrantsOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - To the Elgin City Council: We were distressed to read in recent exchanges of letters in the Elgin Daily Herald that the city of Elgin was conducting screenings of the em...
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Give president time to do things rightOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The most important responsibility of the President of the United States is to make decisions based on facts and solid, unbiased input from a reasonable range of good min...