Schaumburg Opinion
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The Soapbox: A few darts, a few laurelsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Lessons on drug addiction were heard: A drug-awareness forum presented by the Kane County sheriff’s office drew only parents who had children already victims of drug ad...
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Illness is hidden cost of pollutionJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - The recent EPA regulations that require coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other heavy metals are called excessive because additional costs will ...
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Americans putting money over moralsJan 13, 2012 4:00 am - What is wrong with us, the everyday American citizens? We keep re-electing the same useless politicians who are only interested in keeping their cushy jobs in local, sta...
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A riff on Walsh’s Christmas greetingJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - I just read Kerry Lester’s article about Joe Walsh petitioning Congress to allow legislators to send Christmas or Hanukkah wishes to constituents using tax dollars. Wow,...
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Dogs are mean only if they’re provokedJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - This is in response to Donald Kuntz’s letter titled “Dogs are not every man’s best friend.” Animals, in general, can detect something that no human can, and that is your...
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A simple way to boost Social SecurityJan 10, 2012 4:02 am - Social Security revision: Raise the early retirement age to 63. This would save on distributions but also create additional funds by workers donating to Social Security ...
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Schaumburg taxes rising out of sightJan 09, 2012 4:00 am - As a Schaumburg resident and taxpayer I am displeased to see the village has increased our property taxes yet again! One of the reasons we moved to Schaumburg 10 years a...
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Objects to use of a swear wordJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - I find it puzzling and troubling that a newspaper whose regular policy it is to substitute a euphemism for an expletive (which I truly appreciate) would choose to highli...
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GOP’s own interests put before voters’Jan 07, 2012 5:15 am - Regardless of whether you are Republican, Democrat, independent or whether you like or dislike President Obama, its really sickening when one party puts its welfare abov...
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Sears jobs promise comes up emptyJan 06, 2012 4:00 am - So let me get this straight: Our delusional governor (and yes I voted for him too) and out-of-touch state elected officials voted to give Sears a big tax break knowing f...