Schaumburg Opinion
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Meeting for parents of special-needs kidsDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - As a parent of a special needs teenager, in a state which is 47th in the nation in providing education and services to children and young adults with special needs, if a...
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Call a Christmas tree what it isDec 24, 2011 4:00 am - We all know that we live in a diverse nation where we celebrate different traditions, especially this time of year. But when use of the generic “holiday” is used to desc...
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Leo Nelson means much to ElginDec 23, 2011 4:00 am - I write to express my thanks to Leo Nelson for all he has quietly done to make Elgin a better place to live and work. He recently announced his retirement from the...
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Stories that show the good in all of usDec 22, 2011 11:00 pm - There is a special place in the afterlife for people who steal from charities. And it should be even more uncomfortably toasty for those who steal Christmas presents for...
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Late tax payments burden the rest of usDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Taxes are paid to the county. The treasurer in turn delegates money in return to the towns and cities from which the taxes were collected. When there is a delinquent pay...
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School districts wrong to increase leviesDec 19, 2011 4:00 am - Tis the season. The season for approving school district tax levies, that is. And the news on that front from several suburban school districts is disappointing. On the ...
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Suburbs filled with symphony orchestrasDec 19, 2011 4:00 am - I’ve been a Daily Herald subscriber since about 1984. I admire it greatly and never fail to read the Opinion page. In the Nov. 25 editorial, “Arts exist to lift spirits,...
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Holiday’s origin ignored in letterDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - The Nov. 25 Daily Herald included USA Weekend as a supplement, and a feature of that supplement was “The 2011 Obama Holiday Letter” written by President Barack Obama for...
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New party could solve our problemsDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - After the supercommittee’s inability to reach compromise regarding trimming the budget and revising taxes, it’s time to junk both political parties. Let’s start two new ...
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Don’t confuse abortion, health careDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - Why does Terry Cosgrove, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood of Illinois political action committee (Personal PAC) jump to the defense of Gov. Quinn (Fence Post,...