Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Emanuel’s policies stifle freedomsDec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Near the beginning of the 20th century, the labor group Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), known as the “Wobblies,” was smeared and vilified in the press by the move...
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There’s intolerance in ‘happy holidays’Dec 22, 2011 4:00 am - It’s that time of year again when store clerks and even strangers on the street wish each of us “happy holidays.” You see, they dare not risk “offending” anyone by sayin...
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School districts wrong to increase leviesDec 19, 2011 4:00 am - Tis the season. The season for approving school district tax levies, that is. And the news on that front from several suburban school districts is disappointing. On the ...
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Love the parks, but $36 a year too muchDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - Memo to the Arlington Heights Park District. We are fortunate to have well-maintained parks, but it is unthinkable that you would raise our real estate taxes by $36 per ...
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Park district ‘snubs’ Wendell JonesDec 12, 2011 4:00 am - I can’t believe that our Palatine Park District would NOT support honoring Wendell Jones by adding his name to Towne Square. This is the epitome of cronyism, and contrar...
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The SoapboxDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Winter’s onset: Want some good news about the onset of winter? OK. Just a minute. It’s coming. Uh ... Less than an inch ... . . . of snow. And the fifth-latest time in ...
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No good reason not to tape 211 meetingsDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - Hats off to Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education members Bill Robertson, Anna Klimkowicz and Mucia Burke. These three board members recently s...
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Wanted: lawmakers who will step upDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - In response to Carol Murray (“Vulnerable citizens suffer as bills unpaid,” Nov. 4), I agree totally with your complaint about getting old bills paid, but I totally disag...
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Pension burden is clear in tax billsDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - In the words of Gomer Pile, “Surprise, surprise.” Talk about sticker shock. Our property decreases in value by 25 percent at least, but our tax goes up and up. Take a l...
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Must every TV be turned on at stores?Dec 01, 2011 4:00 am - It seems that every week I am inundated with letters, radio ads and newspaper ads telling me to conserve energy, so I turn off the lights, use smaller-wattage bulbs, dri...