Schaumburg Opinion
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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...
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Pensions ‘take from poor, give to rich’Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Jake Griffin’s column about the legal corruption at District 211 and other districts was enlightening. I had no idea that pensions were so ridiculously high in District ...
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We need our money to stay here in U.SMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - I’ve lived on the earth for 83 some years and I never seemed to be amazed at the government stupidity. On one hand the government is telling us that jobs are going to be...
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The Missing Asian VoiceMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - With the Senate in the midst of proposing its own comprehensive immigration reform legislation, many immigrant communities nationwide, especially in the Latino communiti...
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Our library trustees should all live hereMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - In 2012, it cost Elk Grove Village Library taxpayers $4,277 to send two non-taxpayer trustees to a national conference. For one trustee it was $2,853 ($2092 for hotel, m...
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Washington needs reality checkMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Hey, Washington. How about hitting the dictionary? Look up cooperation, flexibility, compromise, assumption and reality. And while you’re at it, figure out the differen...
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Obama failing in duty to protect usMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - If people hark back to their social studies classes, they might remember being taught that the first purpose of any government is to provide for the safety and security ...
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The SoapboxMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Park edges closer: Forgive the blatant boosterism, but we’re excited about the opening of RiverEdge Park in Aurora. With a gorgeous spot on the Fox River, its pavilion a...
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More gun laws is not the answerMar 15, 2013 5:00 am - In the gang-ridden streets of Chicago’s South Side, teenage girls exchange sex and self-esteem for love and attention. Predictably this produces babies that become the r...