Roselle Opinion
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Romney’s taxes prompt a questionFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - All the talk about candidate Mitt Romney’s huge income from assets either not taxed or taxed at ridiculously low rates prompts me to ask a question. Why is it that only ...
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Growing cynical about pols’ promisesFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Well, let me see if I understand how this works. A politician runs for office by telling the people he will get done what we the people want and need, and if he wins the...
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Many are just too lazy to recycleFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - The streets, parks and parking lots in DuPage County look like trash dumps. They are littered with plastic water bottles, beer cans and bottles, pop cans. Some states h...
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No more delays in pension reformFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - A college education can be a key to a better life. This was a central concept of the 1862 federal legislation, signed into law by Abraham Lincoln, which established mode...
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These dinners build communityFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - Nothing creates community better than breaking bread with someone you haven’t met before. So hats off to Elgin businessman Jeff Turner and his legion of volunteers for p...
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How about a return to ‘regular’ English?Feb 15, 2012 4:00 am - I’m suffering from a severe case of motion sickness The phrase “moving forward” must be a candidate for the most overused expression of 2011 and 2012. What happened to “...
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Pipeline aftereffects will be felt for yearsFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - I am shocked and ashamed at the vitriol directed toward the president’s decision regarding the proposed XL Pipeline project. Advocates of the pipeline, who see it as a m...
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No candidate ever has helped the poorFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - That was no slip that Romney made giving short shrift to the plight of the poor. He was just being honest. Throughout our long and glorious history, no president or pres...
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A candidate who clicks on the issuesFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - Politics and politicians have frustrated me over the years. It took me a couple of minutes to adjust to a candidate for office who came to my door recently to talk about...
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Can’t someone fix the library debate?Feb 13, 2012 5:00 am - I am an over 30-year Elk Grove Village resident and I am very disappointed in the village’s new library policy regarding residents residing west of Rohlwing Road. I freq...