Schaumburg Opinion
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COLA cuts punish the wrong peopleApr 06, 2013 5:00 am - The headline in the Daily Herald announced that our state legislature was “moving toward reform” by voting for HB 1165. This legislation temporarily freezes the cost-of-...
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Let’s retire township GOP on election dayApr 05, 2013 5:00 am - On Election Day, I won’t have any tolerance for Illinois politics as usual. That’s why I plan to vote out the Schaumburg Township Republican team. The Schaumburg Townshi...
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Hoffman truly fortunate to have McLeodApr 05, 2013 5:00 am - I’ve known Bill McLeod for more than 30 years. In 1983, against all odds, both Bill and I ran as independents against entrenched political machines. My margin of victory...
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Only two Dist. 211 candidates care about taxpayerApr 05, 2013 5:00 am - I read, with interest, the comments by the candidates for District 211 school board. Like Roman Golash, I do not have the kind of pension 42 percent of the district reti...
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Don’t blame economy on federal workersApr 04, 2013 5:00 am - As a retired federal employee with over 40 years of private and public employment and an active member of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees, I wanted to ...
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D211 needs LeFevre back on the boardApr 03, 2013 5:00 am - I want to let you know that your failure to endorse Robert LeFevre for the District 211 school board is incorrect. My assumption is that your endorsements were made out ...
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Salary bump-ups are front-page newsMar 30, 2013 5:00 am - I agree with the March 4 letter by Larry and Edna Mishler. We need information as to who is bumping up the salaries of government workers so we can hold them accountable...
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Odd names, spellings do kids no favorsMar 30, 2013 5:00 am - Being a very recent father, I am full of the typical joys and wonderment that come with the institution of fatherhood. It’s such a massive responsibility, being charged ...
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Set up smoke signals from CongressMar 30, 2013 5:00 am - As we can see, electing a pope was swift and relatively easy. I think we should lock the Congress in a room with no cellphones and mount a smoke stack. If the smoke come...
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Immigrants getting better deal than seniorsMar 27, 2013 5:00 am - The Democratic-controlled Illinois House passed legislation that cuts $1.6 billion from the state Medicaid program, also eliminating Illinois Cares RX that provides drug...