Schaumburg Opinion
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Let’s pay our politicians lastJan 20, 2014 4:00 am - When I was growing up, I read that the government was going to go broke with all of the reckless spending that was going on, and now Detroit proved the skeptics right! A...
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Seeing Coleridge in American politicsJan 20, 2014 4:00 am - Perhaps Chris Christie should have read Samuel Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere” before he decided to run for governor of New Jersey again. Likewise, Richar...
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The SoapboxJan 18, 2014 4:00 am - Missed opportunity: Lori Price, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 board president, says the number of applicants for the superintendent’s post being vacated by Kathy Birk...
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Editorial: An election system set up to help incumbentsJan 13, 2014 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield got a pass in the Democratic primary in the 10th Congressional District Thursday when Arlene Hickory of Lake Bluff got knocked off ...
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Meacham Road vote should favor us, not themJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen have a fundamental decision to make. Will they be accountable to their constituents, or please neighboring Schaumburg and passing motorists on M...
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Most federal workers receive only average payJan 09, 2014 4:00 am - I am writing to respond to Mr. Gary Koca’s letter regarding federal employees’ benefits. I am sure Mr. Koca has good intentions by saying what he did, but he just does n...
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Madigan’s summary of pension law worthlessJan 06, 2014 4:00 am - The members of the Illinois General Assembly were allowed by the leadership less than a full day to read and understand the new 325-page pension law. The law is now avai...
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Educate athletes about injury riskJan 01, 2014 4:00 am - Am I the only one getting tired of reading the “woe is me” stories about brain injuries resulting from sports such as football and boxing? I find it hard to believe that...
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School districts in alternate universesDec 30, 2013 4:00 am - District 21, 2004/2012 taxes: $1,782.42/$3,390.26. District 214, 2004/2012 taxes: $993.39/$1,729.36. In other words, since 2004, my school tax has doubled. I don’t ques...
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Easy for politicians to cut others’ payDec 23, 2013 4:00 am - Illinois politicians want it both ways. They cite constitutional protection when their pay and benefits are threatened by Gov. Pat Quinn, but they completely disregard t...