Schaumburg Opinion
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Editorial: Spend township aid funds on needy, not salariesSep 08, 2015 11:00 pm - We've seen first hand the good township general assistance programs can do. They're sometimes the front line of relief for people who run into serious financial trouble ...
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Schaumburg was right on red-light camerasSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Regarding your recent Daily Herald article" They're still making money," listing the towns still making money from the red-light camera scam, I felt proud that Schaumbur...
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Bill is just more political gamesSep 01, 2015 1:00 am - When the legislature returns this week, the House will take a vote to pass Senate Bill 1229. As you know, this would override the governor's veto of a previous bill th...
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Can prisoners help prevent forest fires?Aug 30, 2015 1:00 am - While watching the news regarding the forest fires out West, I couldn't help but wonder if it would help if all the dry underbrush had been cleared before the fires star...
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Approve migraines for cannabis treatmentAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Rauner needs to stand up for patents and approve the 11 debilitating conditions recommended for cannabis treatment by the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board. Many Illi...
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Trump would be the picture of a tyrantAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Donald Trump is not a Democrat or Republican. He is an opportunistic parasite that represents all that is wrong with the American business world. He seems to be nothin...
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Comfort today, global warming tomorrowAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - Like any thoughtful human being, I worry about my life and the relatively minor singular day-to-day activities that affect one person. Is my family progressing? Will I h...
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Keep tragic news in perspectiveAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Each morning, before I make my first cup of coffee, I turn on my television set to get overnight news. All commercial channels, CBS, NBC, and ABC start their programs wi...
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Editorial: Even a disciplined police effort can have an imperfect endAug 10, 2015 11:00 pm - It is an inescapable fact that the Tamekka Broyles standoff in Schaumburg Aug. 1 ended with Broyles being shot, and but for a few inches of bullet trajectory, she would ...
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As state fiddles, developmentally disabled are waitingJul 27, 2015 5:00 am - My son, Bryan, is a happy, loving, hard-working, soon-to-be 17-year-old with moderate to severe autism, who attends a NSSEO school in Palatine. In the two years he has b...