Schaumburg Opinion
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We need foundation of respect for authorityDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - How can we have a civilized society when there seems to be less and less respect for authority? Whether it's the police officer called to a crime scene, a teacher in t...
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Now, a clear choice next November?Nov 22, 2015 12:00 am - The recent events in the Middle East and Europe this past week may have decided the general election next November. The ghosts of 9/11 continue to frighten us, successfu...
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Dist. 211 needs to do what's right for most studentsNov 18, 2015 5:18 am - It was many years, but I remember it well. I was taking a Red Cross course in advanced first aid and at the previous session we had been given a test on triage. At that ...
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Don't paint religions with same brushNov 18, 2015 4:00 am - Last night during the Democratic Debate the moderator asked each participant if they referred to the Paris incident perpetrators as 'Islamic extremists'. None of the can...
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Look up the facts about 'Christian nation'Nov 13, 2015 12:00 am - For the umpteenth time, a Nov. 6 letter to the editor in the Herald proclaimed that "the U.S. was founded as a Christian country." This writer and many others who have...
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Letter writer wrong on Planned ParentoodNov 09, 2015 6:12 am - The letter that appeared on today's Fencepost (Nov 5) is loaded with half truths and misleading statements. Planned Parenthood's leader - Cecile Richards admitted (duri...
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Are our legislators breaking the law?Nov 09, 2015 5:55 am - It is my understanding that state law requires our legislature to propose a (balanced) budget by not later than May 31st each year; and that by July 1st a (balanced) bud...
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Rome and roadwork not built in a dayNov 09, 2015 4:00 am - It has been said that Rome wasn't built in a day and that is certainly true of the rebuilding of Salem Drive in Schaumburg. It took only seven months to complete the rep...
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Cut prison crowding with jobs halfway housesNov 01, 2015 1:00 am - During the president's speech to reform the criminal justice system, he referred to our prison population as the highest in the industrialized world but said nothing abo...
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Dist. 211 puts safety above political correctnessNov 01, 2015 1:00 am - I'm a graduate of Schaumburg High School and a Washington, D.C.,-based attorney who works and writes about education law. I have written law review articles on Title IX ...