Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Tell state to stop taxing, gamblingJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Enough is enough. I can remember when former Gov. Ogilvie first implemented the state income tax back around 1970. Since then in order to solve the state's financial pro...
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Dist. 211 contract a bust for taxpayersJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The fact that this new contract guarantees teachers a cost of living increase the second-fourth years of the contract and offers step raises as well is totally irrespons...
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Disabled hurt by state's bad decisionsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - On July 1, my daughter was told that she could not attend Clearbrook's Workshop after 22 years, effective immediately, due to the state's cuts for the disabled. She happ...
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County's long view is shortsightedJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The McHenry County 2030 Comprehensive Plan, as it now stands, is focused on accommodating and even encouraging rapid urbanization. Though the plan's vision statements fo...
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Regular Americans need help, tooJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Trillions for them, they begrudge a trillion for us Big banks and credit card companies are among the "at risk" corporations who have received multiple trillions of gove...
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Universal care is the only answerJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The time has come for the United States to join the rest of the developed world and admit that health care is a fundamental human right in modern society. The reality is...
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Obama gets credit for bank policiesJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I, for one am glad to see the Obama administration do something his predecessor would not have even considered, forcing banks and credit card companies to some sense of ...
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Better to let nursing staff police itselfJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - This is not an easy letter to write. Surgery and a hospital stay, no matter how brief, are unpleasant experiences and there is every incentive to forget them as soon as ...
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A promise kept helps other victimsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Strength, hope and power. These are words Harper College students used to empower themselves in the fight against sexual violence. They also are words that can be used t...
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Passing gun laws won't stop criminalsJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - In reference to the article where Dr. Webster begs for answers on gun violence, I would love to hear his solutions. However, they need to be more substantial than "pass ...