Schaumburg Opinion
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The SoapboxApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - Hey! What happened to that balmy, early spring weather we’ve come to love — and expect? Al fresco in Lombard: Lombard’s long-running challenge has been to revitalize its...
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Duckworth is the better alternativeApr 20, 2012 5:00 am - In response to Lew Kuehm’s letter, “Duckworth has no plan for economy” (Fence Post, April 7), I agree wholeheartedly that representatives should respond to their constit...
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Vote out lawmakers who overspentApr 18, 2012 5:00 am - Those familiar with Illinois’ dire circumstances relative to its five public employee pension funds conclude that these systems are structurally sound and effectively ma...
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Don’t put pension reform on my backApr 16, 2012 5:00 am - The recent comments by Gov. Quinn and Mayor Emanuel signal a renewed effort toward pension reform that would include shifting of a portion of pension costs for teachers ...
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Closing Spectrum a political, not business, decisionApr 16, 2012 5:00 am - A recent decision by Township Supervisor Mary Wroblewski and the board to close the Spectrum Teen Center by calling it a business decision confuses me. Some other recent...
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Warn our teens about fake marijuanaApr 14, 2012 5:00 am - The Kane County drug abuse forum that will help parents be more proactive about their kids doing drugs interested me because a lot of parents are in denial that their ki...
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The SoapboxApr 14, 2012 1:00 am - Big ray of hope: In a huge suburban sign of economic recovery, developers Dwight and Ruth Yackley are launching a $30 million expansion of their upscale Main Street Prom...
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One-man show explores Palestinian plightApr 10, 2012 11:00 pm - On Saturday, April 28, writer Bruce Bradley will be presenting his theatrical adaptation of the book "We Belong to the Land," which is the international best-selling aut...
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EG library board was ‘class act’Apr 09, 2012 5:00 am - First off, thank you Elk Grove Library trustees in reinstating the West Siders’ library privileges. By this action, you have let the children of the “West Side” continue...
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State constitution needs these changesApr 08, 2012 5:00 am - In November 2008, there was a call for a constitutional convention in Illinois that was defeated. I didn’t happen mostly, I believe, because of cost estimates near $78 m...