Rolling Meadows Opinion
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The SoapboxJul 16, 2011 3:00 am - Keeping costs in check: Why pay 40 cents to mail a check for $1.50? Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is proposing changes in the way her office sends money to vendors that ...
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Tough enforcement needed for teensJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Early Saturday morning on June 18, three local teenagers were killed in a horrific car crash. One teen survived. Alcohol and drugs were involved. There are lessons in t...
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Much is told by the look in one’s faceJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Physiognomy (the art of determining moral character by facial appearance) is alive and well in America. The Herald’s June 24 editorial cartoon is a perfect example of th...
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A big thank you for Candy Days supportJul 04, 2011 6:00 am - Our heartfelt thanks go out to the caring citizens of Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights who generously supported Misericordia’s Candy Days! In spite of the financial...
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How could all those kids be missing?Jun 30, 2011 3:00 am - I’m a little curious about the numbers quoted by Kristi Lafleur and John Jesernik in the letter about child ID cards (Fence Post, June 13). They state that 2,100 childre...
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Has more questions on Harper financesJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - The front page story. “Harper’s frugal, but is Ender? (May 22)” was revealing, but does not tell the full story. Harper had about $72.3 million of unrestricted cash and ...
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Township pantry benefits from carriers’ driveJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - The annual letter carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive held on Saturday, May 14, was once again a huge success! The Schaumburg Township Food Pantry received more than ...
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Put common sense back in fireams lawsJun 24, 2011 3:00 am - The right to carry arms is for self-protection. The Constitution was written by generally common-sense farmers and businessmen. The time was after the Revolutionary War ...
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Lawmakers fail to see the contradictionJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Today I am reading opposite the editorial page, and I see one headline “BUDGET: Pension reform has to wait, lawmakers say,” and right below that I see another headline “...
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Why no patrols at Schaumburg crosswalk?Jun 12, 2011 12:00 am - On Friday, June 3, after volunteering at Field Day at Hale School I was walking home using the path at the back of Hale School at dismissal time. I was surprised to find...