Schaumburg Opinion
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Attend Oct. 24 meeting on fixing Illinois and the redistricting systemOct 14, 2013 11:00 pm - A statewide effort has started to change how Illinois state Senate and Representative districts are drawn. Right now, the maps are redrawn every 10 years to make sure e...
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Hypocrisy rife in GOP, Tea PartyOct 13, 2013 5:00 am - The Republicans (and especially the loony Tea Party branch) deliberately shut down the federal government by attaching the abandonment of the Affordable Care Act as a pr...
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Oasis demolition shows failure in planningOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Among other things, Illinois taxpayers expect its elected and appointed leaders to plan responsibly for our future. The announcement that the Des Plaines Oasis on the Ja...
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The SoapboxOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Budgetary perspective in Elgin: Elgin city councilmen are not sure about eliminating business license fees because they worry about losing revenue. The fees are projecte...
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U.S. should lead the way to peaceOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - There are approximately 140 countries on Earth. In 100 years, only one has been in every war, the U.S., with either military troops or aid of some sort. We built a U.N. ...
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Bikes make Reimer path very dangerousOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Arlington Heights and the Lake Arlington trail has nothing on Palatine when it comes to the potential for bike/pedestrian accidents. Just take a walk through the Margret...
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She’s grateful for the work on her homeOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Recently, a group of boys from the Fremd swimming and diving teams and several adults sponsored by Catholic Charities and Hanover Township painted the entire outside of ...
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Soapboxing on radical-turned-speaker Bill AyersSep 29, 2013 5:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and shamel...
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The SoapboxSep 28, 2013 5:00 am - Secret to a long life: Alice Jensen of Arlington Heights and Irene Cook of Addison have been close friends for 95 of their 100 years on earth. So, what is the secret to ...
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The SoapboxSep 21, 2013 5:00 am - Boom, there it is! A hearty congratulations to the Schaumburg Boomers, who this week won the Frontier Cup (the Frontier League’s championship trophy) in just their secon...