Schaumburg Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Best wishes, Mayor PradelFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Warm thoughts for a speedy recovery for Naperville Mayor George Pradel, who suffered a heart attack this week. It's nobody's fault: Irwin Allen would have slept t...
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Special needs kids need your attentionFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - During this election season, the issue of improving funding for special needs programs in Illinois should not be ignored. Illinois is 51st in the nation (behind Washingt...
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Reform is a matter of life and deathFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a nurse. I work in a walk-in clinic in the Northwest suburbs. The number of people we are seeing without health insurance is increasing dramatically, as are the num...
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Three reasons why people don't voteFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - I think more people would vote if Illinois or candidates for office change three things. 1. Have open, not closed primaries. I have never voted a party line but am force...
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America could use a real-life Mr. SmithFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I just finished watching (again) the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." If only more of our elected officials emulated James Stewart's character (Mr. Smith) instead o...
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Scouting's benefit to our youth is timelessFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Pathfinder District of Northwest Suburban Council is the Boy Scout district that includes all or part of Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park and...
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Death penalty an effective deterrentFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The Hammurabi Code of ancient Mesopotamia called for a death sentence for all manner of crimes. Why shouldn't it be effective today? The death penalty could be the only ...
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Minimum wage cut won't help workersFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - It was with disgust and alarm that I read the letter by Kristen Lopez Eastlick in the Jan. 18 Fence Post suggesting that job growth could be spurred by a cut in the mini...
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What is reasonable about juror system?Feb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As a potential juror, I may be tasked by the United States District Court to make a decision based on "reasonable doubt." I would like to know how the purveyors of our j...
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Stand with Obama to restore economyFeb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm writing in support of the president's plan to rebuild our nation's economy. His State of the Union address on last week highlighted several ways in which it could be...