Schaumburg Opinion
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Health care VEBAs are a solid alternativeSep 08, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Alesky’s letter of Aug. 16 furthers the misconception being spread by some news outlets about the stock given to the GM union. GM followed the lead of Ford and other...
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Charter school a good thing for ElginSep 07, 2012 5:00 am - As a member of the Elgin Charter School Initiative, I want to provide a few facts about charter schools. Charter schools are public schools. They are open to any student...
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Editorial: The hopeful signs for workers in 2012Sep 03, 2012 5:00 am - On the day set aside to celebrate the role of working people in American economic life, it can be a little unnerving to contemplate the state of “labor” in 2012. In many...
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Beware of pitfalls in ObamacareSep 01, 2012 5:00 am - James Prescott (Fence Post, July 11) is upset that Obamacare might be overturned if “O”Romney is elected. I believe that at best all he would do is make a few minor chan...
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The SoapboxSep 01, 2012 5:00 am - A stalwart example: Cardinal Francis George, diagnosed with cancer for the second time, is facing it with courage, optimism and openness. He is a model for anyone with s...
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Public employees get the better dealSep 01, 2012 5:00 am - It is with saddened heart that I read Don Rowley’s response to my letter of July 6. The letter was not meant as a reprove or denigration of teachers and/or their accompl...
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Editorial: The GOP, the Tea Party and value of party unityAug 29, 2012 9:08 am - There will be lots of talk about unity at the Republican National Convention this week, but one wonders to what degree the concept will define the goals of the Republica...
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Roberts was coaxed into his decisionAug 29, 2012 5:00 am - Dwight Eisenhower had his faux pas, Earl Warren. George W. Bush has his, Chief Justice John Roberts. John Roberts, who “grew into the job”, “evolved.” I believe he was i...
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A decoding of Walsh’s statementsAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - I can’t figure out if Joe Walsh is just not very smart or if he suffers from “foot-in-mouth” disease. Or does he think we’re so dumb that we don’t understand that he’s t...
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Roskam has integrity, wisdomAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - The residents’ of the 6th Congressional District have been represented for several decades by two of the greatest congressmen in my lifetime: Henry Hyde and now Peter Ro...