Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Endorsement: Harris for re-election in Illinois House District 53Oct 11, 2012 10:13 am - Curt Renz is a refreshing independent Democrat critical of longtime Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. He says he is running for state representative to ...
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Endorsement: Quigley over Schmitt in 5th Congressional DistrictOct 10, 2012 5:00 am - For 10 years, Mike Quigley was an outspoken, and yet ultimately productive, rebel in Cook County politics, a true fighter within his Democratic Party — particularly agai...
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Endorsement: Duckworth over Walsh in 8th Congressional DistrictOct 08, 2012 5:00 am - While we never have endorsed Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry and do not intend to do so here, we have developed a greater respect for him during his time in office. He’s held ...
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The ‘real people’ will send Walsh homeOct 05, 2012 8:07 am - Corporations are people — so says the Supreme Court of the United States — and until we pass a constitutional amendment to change that, corporations will decide our elec...
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Moral bankruptcy is costing our stateOct 04, 2012 5:00 am - Moral turpitude counts, and Illinois government has failed the test again. Most people are not aware that Illinois just lost a $1.4 billion construction project to build...
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Point fingers at House RepublicansOct 01, 2012 5:00 am - I learned in my high school U.S. government class that Congress (The House of Representatives and the Senate) makes the laws, the Supreme Court interprets the laws and t...
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Blame for economy is misdirectedSep 25, 2012 12:19 pm - I have been giving something a lot of thought. Why is it that we blame the president for the economy? Businesses make decisions to hire and to lay off. A rule in economi...
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Flag protocol: Field of stars should be in top left cornerSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - I have attended the Palatine October Fest the past few years sponsored by the Rotary club and each year I have noticed that the American flag is not displayed correctly ...
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HOLD: UN Treaty Decides Handicapped Kids CareSep 20, 2012 11:00 pm - September 21, 2012 Dear Daily Herald Editor, The U.S. Senate is likely to soon vote on ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabi...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...