Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Township areas already ‘desirable’May 23, 2012 11:26 am - I’m all for saving money, but now I read that Cook County government wants to have unincorporated residents pay extra to make their communities “more desirable for munic...
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Make taxpayers part of pension solutionMay 19, 2012 5:00 am - For decades the state of Illinois has abdicated its contractual responsibility to fund the state’s pension systems. State legislators and governors, instead, decided to ...
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Parks officials work hard at conferencesMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - After reading your front page article about the park district conference, I have to admit that I’m disappointed — not with my local park district, but with the normally ...
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GOP using national debt to its advantageMay 15, 2012 11:36 am - There was an event in Washington recently that spoke volumes about the political climate in this country. Student loan interest rates are scheduled to go up this summer....
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Editorial: Review, choose conference costs wiselyMay 15, 2012 5:00 am - In March, Arlington Heights voters rejected a plan from the Arlington Heights Park District to borrow $48 million to renovate four of its main parks. In our endorsement ...
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Post office loss just business, apparentlyMay 14, 2012 11:26 am - So Rolling Meadows is losing our post office. What could the building owner possibly put in that space that would be of more service to the community? Oh, I forgot. Serv...
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Wars funded; what about post offices?May 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Due to the privatization craze to which both major political parties have succumbed, the U.S. post office in Rolling Meadows will be closing on May 25. But rest easy kno...
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Where do our tax dollars really go?May 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Invest in America! Well, I do. I pay my taxes. A government official will use the catch phrase “It’s only a few dollars” when asking for a tax increase. Well, only a fe...
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An objective test for news biasMay 09, 2012 5:00 am - The Daily Herald’s Opinion page editor, Jim Slusher, recently wrote a column defending his paper against readers’ accusations of media bias. Like others, I feel that his...
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Failing at what they should do bestMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - First we learn that the Secret Service hired prostitutes and next we hear they used strippers. It would seem the Secret Service can’t keep a secret. Don Klemp Rolling M...