Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Ring a bike bell, prevent a collisionJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - My morning walk is becoming quite treacherous because of increasing numbers of bicycle riders on the sidewalks. I have always watched carefully to avoid being hit by a c...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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How to make up for gender gap in payJun 19, 2012 5:00 am - Women are graduating from colleges in record numbers, yet the gender gap for equal pay for equal work persists. Let’s help even it up by giving women a 23 percent discou...
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Walker types will destroy middle classJun 16, 2012 5:00 am - The disgusting columnist, George Will, has proved again (June 5) his deep contempt for democracy and his hatred for working people. He would have us believe that public ...
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Editorial: The case for simplifying Cook’s tax processJun 15, 2012 5:00 am - It’s a lesson in the dangers of unintended consequences, by nearly every account. And if you own a home in suburban Cook County, you’re probably paying more as a result....
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Socialist left should look to historyJun 14, 2012 5:00 am - France and Greece recently held elections in which candidates urging austerity to salvage their stumbling economies were defeated by socialists urging more spending. The...
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Walsh should think before he speaksJun 14, 2012 5:00 am - Congressman Joe Walsh’s remark that Rev. Jesse Jackson “would be out of work if (blacks) weren’t dependent on government” was offensive. Our elected officials need to th...
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The SoapboxJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ray and the first morning of summer: Here's how Ray Bradbury wrote about growing up in Waukegan in the intro to “Dandelion Wine.” “It was a quiet morning, the town cover...
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Township grateful for food donationsMay 28, 2012 6:09 am - Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The annual Postal Carriers Stamp Out Hunger fo...
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Misericordia thanks all who donatedMay 28, 2012 6:09 am - Just a few weeks ago we were once again humbled and amazed by the generosity of the residents of Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights and others passing through our tow...