Rolling Meadows Opinion
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Editorial: Remembering how much there is to give thanks forNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Imagine a world in which Republicans and Democrats work together for the common good, in which government programs actually serve people in need, in which neighbors help...
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Let the ball courts be silent this seasonNov 24, 2011 2:00 am - Let me ask, do you miss the NBA season so far? Does it concern you that it looks like the NBA 2011-2012 season will not happen due to greed from both sides of the aisle?...
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Several factors offset pension liabilityNov 23, 2011 5:00 am - Mike Riopell’s article titled “Do pension ads tell the real story?” was enlightening. However, like every article written about the Illinois pension problem, it misses a...
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Flexible thinking averts meltdownsNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - To avoid another meltdown, Rep. Joe Walsh should see a psychologist. He needs to learn that most psychopathology is caused by rigid black and white thinking. Life is ful...
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‘Community survey’ led to harassmentNov 17, 2011 4:00 am - I would like to reply to Nancy Diehl’s letter of Oct. 19. My neighbor received a packet titled “The American Community Survey” with a return address of the U.S. Census B...
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Thank you, D214, for thinking aheadNov 14, 2011 4:00 am - Thank you for the article by Melissa Silverberg highlighting District 214’s plan to equip each student with an iPad. With two kids in District 214 schools, we strongly s...
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Why isn’t there boys bowling in D211?Nov 14, 2011 4:00 am - I am writing this letter to your paper regarding High School District 211 not having a boys bowling team. I am a senior at James B. Conant High School, and I have been b...
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Charities have burdens enoughNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - You have heard it said that instead of the government giving aid to the people, we should let the churches and nonprofits take care of social services. But that is just ...
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Socialism will creep up on usNov 12, 2011 5:00 am - “The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But, under the name of “liberalism,” they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day Am...
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Lax enforcement of trade laws hurts U.S.Nov 11, 2011 5:00 am - Whirlpool Corp. has revealed plans to close at least two factories in the United States and to move those operations overseas, costing thousands of hard working American...