Rolling Meadows Opinion
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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...
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Teachers need training to stay currentMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I am writing in response to Paul Gasiorowski’s letter, “Teachers shouldn’t need seminar time”. It was filled with so much false information and misconceptions that I cou...
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Teachers shouldn’t need seminar timeMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - What is wrong with the school board in District 15? Why do we keep electing these officials? Stand and fight against the unions and the school boards, quit giving them e...
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Misericordia says thanks for donationsMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - On April 26 and 27 thousands of volunteers were out on the streets and in front of stores in Chicago and the suburbs handing out Jelly Belly jelly beans in exchange for ...
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Kids’ future at stake over pension woesMay 12, 2013 5:00 am - I attended the pension forum at Harper College, and it was enlightening. The pension system has to be reformed or there will be no future for pensions. They say it is in...