Rolling Meadows Opinion
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HEHS athletes deserve betterJun 21, 2013 5:00 am - Another high school athletic season has come to a close. Now is the time to question the Hoffman Estates High School Athletic Department without fear of repercussions. I...
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Let’s ban the phrase ‘women and children’Jun 15, 2013 5:00 am - “The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, many of them women and children ...” — Daily Herald, June 6. Why “women and children”? Why not “men and chi...
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Gift idea for the speaker who has everythingJun 13, 2013 5:00 am - Note to Lisa Madigan: Father’s Day is this Sunday. Perhaps a nice cellphone would be an appropriate gift for Dad. They come in all sizes and colors, user friendly or tec...
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Taxpayers paid for that VoltJun 13, 2013 5:00 am - I’m happy the letter writer likes his Chevy Volt and feels he is supporting American workers, and polluting less, but his June 5 letter misses the point. The state and f...
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Give residents more access to D211 poolsJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - As reported in the Daily Herald on June 1, the District 211 board’s decision to spend up to $15 million to renovate its five pools was great news for its high school swi...
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HOLD: HEHS athleticsJun 09, 2013 11:00 pm - Another high school athletic season has come to a close. Now is the time to question the Hoffman Estates High School Athletic Department without fear of repercussions...
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Internet sales tax’s time has arrivedJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - The U.S. Senate has passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Dick Durbin called the Marketplace Fairness Act. The legislation is good for business and good for taxpayers. The bi...
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Courts too easy on criminalsJun 05, 2013 5:00 am - The Daily Herald reported six dead, 22 wounded in Chicago over a recent weekend. Chicago reportedly has the toughest gun laws in the U.S., but the police are helpless to...
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Gay marriage is about freedomJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - Our son Charlie and his partner, David, recently purchased their first home. On a recent weekend we helped them plant a garden in the front yard, talked and laughed abou...
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Skip the pools, give taxpayers a refundJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - I respect the District 211 superintendent and the school board, but the spending of $15 million dollars for five pools is a show stopper. Do we really have to do this no...