Schaumburg Opinion
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Automatic raise for lawmakers? Why?!May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - State lawmakers are getting a 2.8% cost of living pay increase. It's automatic. First of all, the question is: how many people in the nonunion private sector get an "aut...
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Cap and Trade will hurt taxpayersMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives plans to pass Cap and Trade legislation by the end of May. According to the Tax Foundation, the bottom 20% of income earners would pay the m...
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This isn't the red tape we want to cutMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Advocates don't pause when asked what Red Tape Cutters means in a state beset with budget woes, layoffs, and the grim reality of a growing number of foreclosures. They s...
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$10 fee for ID card is just another taxMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine Park District, stop double-taxing the citizens of Palatine. Prior to this year, a resident of Palatine could acquire a park district ID card, and have the card ...
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District 54 should pay for police officerMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A letter to Ed Rafferty, superintendent of Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54: Please consider this e-mail notice that my son, Cameron Popek, an 8th grader at Ja...
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Driscoll's final graduation; we hope to be thereMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The end, alas, is almost here for Driscoll Catholic High School in Addison. Today is the final day of classes for seniors, who will be practicing for the school's final ...
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We're fed up with misuse of powerMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Like the Daily Herald, I am fed up with the graft and corruption in the state of Illinois. Graft and corruption comes from the very core of our governmental institutions...
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Nothing wrong at Olmstead ParkMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - When I read Dennis Opiela's letter in the Fencepost on 05-04-09, it caught my attention. First, it was his statements: "The children's playground is slowly being taken a...
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Touched by anonymous act of kindnessMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I just wanted to thank the individual who was at Claim Jumpers and paid for the NWSRA Young Adult Club's dinner. My son is part of NWSRA and pays for the program and als...
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Village's spending way out of whackMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald reported that Schaumburg is anticipating a general fund deficit of $4.4 million, but this isn't the whole story. Other funds, including the Spe...