Schaumburg Opinion
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Soap box: Palatine's Fiore an inspiration for all of usMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Inspiration for all of us: When Mauro Fiore was a kid in Palatine, who would guessed that he'd one day win an Oscar? If there is any message in the honor the "Ava...
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Religion in school might fix problemsMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Our schoolchildren are doing all sorts of unlawful things. DUI, gang killings and fights, and on and on. But don't worry. The big threats have been removed. No Bibles in...
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Letting parents save school programsMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - School boards are taking it on the chin these days, with meeting after meeting in which irate parents and sincere students beg that their favorite academic or extracurri...
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Are unions behind Toyota hearings?Mar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - There is nothing funny about the individuals killed or injured while driving Toyotas with defects. However, it was comical to observe the company's senior executives bei...
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Joe Walsh and the debt he didn't payMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - If Congressional candidate Joe Walsh was so hard up for money that he couldn't fulfill his obligation on a $300,000 mortgage, why was he able to afford to rent an $860,0...
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Religious beliefs not part of storyMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - A recent Associated Press story reported that the missionaries in Haiti received legal advice from Jorge Puello, "a Jew from the Dominican Republic." What is the relevan...
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Illinois celebrates Lincoln, WashingtonMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Lincoln lost in the shuffle? In response to the Saturday Soapbox comments about the importance of Lincoln 's birthday possibly being "undermined" in the "Land of Lincoln...
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Convention center due a serious reviewFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - There is greater truth to the headline in the 2/17 Daily Herald: "Convention center had a great fall." The story is about Marriott's upwardly revised 2010 business plan ...
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Never more proud to be HEHS alumniFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - My husband Chris and I are Hoffman Estates High alums. With two sons that have joined us in the ranks and two sons who are current students, we have been very happy with...
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Better leadership needed for theaterFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - For as many years as I have lived in Schaumburg (which has been about 25), the Schaumburg Park District always provided high-quality entertainment, leisure-time pursuits...