Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Educators aren't just principals, teachersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now comes the story of Al Weber. Weber, as Daily Herald reporter Sheila Ahern wrote last week, was not what we normally think of when we hear the word educator. He was ...
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We're in season of dodging pot holesApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems at this time of the year, I find myself in a kind of quandary. When a policeman sees a driver weaving from side to side, the question is: Has he been drinking ...
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Macho government living in fantasyMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Reader C. Skeet assures us (March 13) there is no doubt the U.S. military can subdue Afghanistan even though no one else since Alexander the Great has been able to do so...
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Give Obama credit for church loyaltyMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a ELCA Lutheran pastor and must take issue with Hillary Clinton's recent comment that we can "choose our pastor." In the ELCA, it is the congregation who chooses t...
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Why the double standard on clergy?Mar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright has been soundly criticized by those taking out of context quotes from sermons throughout his career. Barack Obama has been forced to denounce h...
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Rally turnout was under reportedMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I was glad to see that the Daily Herald at least briefly mentioned that many 2nd Amendment supporters traveled to Springfield recently. However, I was very disappointe...
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Will rebates really spur economy?Mar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Congress and President Bush are issuing a taxpayers' rebate. This is a hurried program to put money as soon as possible into taxpayers' hands. The rebate is an economic...
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$42 million to say check's in the mailMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Forty-two million dollars is being spent to send "pre-letters" to all recipients of the anticipated tax rebate checks to be put in the mail by June. I'd buy tickets t...
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Please keep Dist. 15 start times the sameMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 12, the District 15 board of education is scheduled to vote on whether to change the bell times for elementary and junior high students for the 2008-09 school y...
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Ethanol does not answer oil problemMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - We are spending millions of dollars to add ethanol to our gasoline. It is not reducing our consumption on foreign oil. The monetary value is very marginal and only adds ...