Schaumburg Opinion
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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...
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Reckless buying linked to higher gas tax?Dec 22, 2013 4:00 am - On Dec. 16, after dropping my wife off at the Roselle train station, for the intent of fuel savings I proceeded to drive a mile deeper into Dupage County ending up on bu...
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Reform pensions, but leave retirees aloneDec 20, 2013 4:00 am - The recently passed “pension reform” bill contains a number of curiosities with respect to its harsh treatment of retirees. First, one cannot find an offsetting benefit ...
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Stop funding programs in other nationsDec 19, 2013 4:00 am - I think I must be losing my mind. We are giving billions of dollars to Egypt and they are building their space program. We are cutting back on all kinds of projects in t...
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Stop protecting Wall Street ‘captains’Dec 19, 2013 4:00 am - Whatever happened to expression, “The captain goes down with the ship”? Has this ancient maritime concept and tradition that “a sea captain that holds ultimate responsib...
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Tea Party position on unemployment half-bakedDec 17, 2013 4:00 am - Sen. Rand Paul, a Tea Party Favorite, said he supports 26 weeks of unemployment insurance but not more because extending the benefits would be an injustice to the longti...
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Northwest Festival Orchestra deserving of more supportDec 16, 2013 4:00 am - I appreciated your recent photo and article about the Northwest Festival Orchestra, but I am disappointed that this fine orchestra is not better supported by corporate s...
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Start times not ideal for teenage studentsDec 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am a senior at Conant High School. I am responding to the Daily Herald editorial, “Collaboration key in school schedule changes.” The article brings to the attention o...
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Editorial: Remain vigilant on school safetyDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - The new realities about school safety are known well. Drills instructing students and staff how to protect themselves from armed intruders are the norm, and lockdown is ...