Schaumburg Opinion
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Somebody please explain gas pricesNov 08, 2012 4:00 am - I have written in the past regarding gasoline prices and have always avoided blaming the oil companies for what are perceived as unwarranted price spikes. But something ...
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How can anyone know the will of God?Nov 07, 2012 4:00 am - This is in response to Carol Uhlarik’s letter of Oct. 24 regarding the killing of innocents. I remind her that a tablespoon of protoplasm is not a child. It may be a pot...
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Prescription meds are not for othersNov 06, 2012 4:00 am - I just finished reading the front page article regarding the death of Emily Jackson after taking a single OxyContin pain pill back in 2006. Although this is a very tragi...
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Handing out credit for smoother roadNov 06, 2012 4:00 am - I have to give a big thank-you to the Daily Herald. A few weeks back, the DH posted a comment in the Saturday Soapbox stating how nice it would be if someone would grind...
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Electoral College favors small statesNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - Presidential elections are occasions for frustration in Illinois: We get ignored by the campaigns, the winner of our state gets all 20 of our electoral votes, no matter ...
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Proud to have worked for McGovernNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - I was sad to read about the passing of George McGovern. In the 1970s, as a Northern Illinois University graduate in history fresh out of the Peace Corps, I went door to ...
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Think of the benefits of frequent electionsNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - I read this morning that the presidential campaign alone has resulted in $2 billion dollars being spent. This does not count all of the other federal and local elections...
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Ultrasound is proof of a life in wombNov 02, 2012 4:00 am - Not surprisingly, the Daily Herald has been inundated with letters to the editor both praising and decrying the editorial board’s endorsement of Mitt Romney for presiden...
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Mussman part of the problem, not solutionNov 01, 2012 5:00 am - So the Daily Herald is telling us that Michelle “Mom on a Mission” Mussman can maintain her independence in Springfield. Are they talking about how she “forced” the legi...
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Duckworth more reasonableNov 01, 2012 5:00 am - I read Jackie Philip’s recent letter to this column decrying the Daily Herald’s endorsement of Tammy Duckworth. I never could understand why people on the radical right ...