Rolling Meadows Opinion
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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...
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Food drive benefits township pantryJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The annual Postal Carriers/Stamp Out Hunger food drive was held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 ...
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The SoapboxJun 01, 2013 5:00 am - Unsung benefactor: We’d love to thank the person who donated $95,000 to honor those who died in military service, but he or she wished to remain anonymous. The gift will...
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The SoapboxMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - What’s a chaparral? It’s the formal name for a roadrunner, silly. The bird, no doubt best known through its cartoon character, is not common to Illinois. It also has bee...
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IRS should have live people on the phoneMay 24, 2013 5:00 am - I filed my 2012 tax return on Feb. 10 — more than 80 days ago — and upon checking the IRS website for my refund status, it keeps saying “we have received your tax return...
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Metra missing out on fare collectionMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I have a solution for Metra’s cash problems which does not necessitate raising fares: Collect fares from passengers! My wife and I rode the Northwest train downtown on a...
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Teachers need to keep learning, tooMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - As a recently retired Northwest suburban teacher, I would like to explain why teachers receive seminar time. Illinois requires school districts to adhere to basic calend...