Schaumburg Opinion
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Televised vulgarity debases societyOct 27, 2011 5:00 am - As I’ve tried out the fall season’s new TV shows, I discovered that the creativity among television producers seems to have fallen to new lows. Instead of seeing somethi...
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What door fliers say about our nationOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - The country is at near 10 percent unemployment. Categorizing the fliers on the door, 50 percent are companies or workers looking for work. A new roof, siding or patio, l...
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Time to stand up and demand actionOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - With the end of 2011 coming in Springfield and the start of the 2012 legislative session, two things will still remain the same. Illinois will be last in the nation in p...
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Let’s stand up and demand lower taxesOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Taxes, taxes, taxes — when will they stop increasing? It’s amazing how my property tax has almost doubled within the past few years as my property value has decreased by...
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Look at the good teens are doingOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - The Oct. 11 Associated Press article, “Police say teens plotted Palos Park murders for months,” disgusted me in so many ways. I hate seeing stories like this where teens...
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Let the nonprofits take over? Bad idea.Oct 23, 2011 6:00 am - The Daily Herald has taken the last week to explore the negative impact of delayed state payments to nonprofits who provide services to vulnerable citizens. Isn’t this t...
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To not know the tea party is to love itOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - In the Herald’s Oct. 2 coverage of the tea party convention, Rep. Joe Walsh inadvertently explained its true effect upon the country so far by stating, “We have a built-...
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‘Commuter tax’ another weight on poorOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Once again, we see more ways in which our elected officials are trying to take more money from the people with the so-called “commuter tax” idea being discussed, taxing ...
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U-46 insider supports D300 fightOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - As a parent with two kids in the U-46 school system, a two-time candidate for the U-46 board of education and a former vice chairman of the U-46 Citizens Advisory Counci...
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Lawson’s ‘coffee’ was strictly businessOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Regarding Roger Bianco’s letter speculating the “Coffee with the Assessor” is nothing more than campaign tactic for John Lawson, we were fortunate enough to host one of ...