Schaumburg Opinion
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Has more questions on Harper financesJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - The front page story. “Harper’s frugal, but is Ender? (May 22)” was revealing, but does not tell the full story. Harper had about $72.3 million of unrestricted cash and ...
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Story a good lesson about humanityJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - Thank you so much for Eric Peterson’s story, “Left without a home.” The story broke my heart and gave me continued empathy for those who just need a little extra “hand u...
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Township pantry benefits from carriers’ driveJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - The annual letter carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive held on Saturday, May 14, was once again a huge success! The Schaumburg Township Food Pantry received more than ...
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The SoapboxJun 25, 2011 3:00 am - Sharing pain: In their one-day session to address budget issues this week, Illinois senators also moved to participate in the needed sacrifices. They joined the House in...
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Focus on jobs, not just the deficitJun 25, 2011 3:00 am - The Republicans have a plan to boost the U.S. economy, lower taxes to encourage investment and increase production while cutting government spending. This plan is called...
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The real culprit in the bailout messJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - I do not understand how the government can lose $14 billion on the bailout. We, the citizens who funded the bailout with increased indebtedness, did so by taking over a ...
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A perk that can make a taxpayer sickJun 19, 2011 7:00 pm - Charles Gilbert warned local governments 20 years ago that policies like paying out for sick pay would cause financial hardships. But it was the early 1990s when he wrot...
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Pensions can’t be paid without moneyJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - Regarding the letter from the gentleman from Schaumburg on pensions: He is right. A deal is a deal is a deal — until it is broken. It happens all the time. Just ask the ...
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Teachers are in the trenches, tooJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - Back in the 1970s when Vietnam veterans returned from serving our country, people spit at them. Years later, people realized how horribly we treated those who fought on ...
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Make lower-cost housing a priorityJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - By itself, the long-standing shortage of affordable housing in the suburbs may not grab headlines. What does make the news, however, are proposals that cause a stir. Thi...