Schaumburg Opinion
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Title IX still helping to close gender gapsJun 23, 2012 5:00 am - Like seeing girls sports featured in newspapers? Have daughters that get the opportunity to compete in all type of sports? Like knowing that when you tell your daughter ...
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Religious bias must not trample freedomJun 21, 2012 5:00 am - I am never thrilled about or supportive of religious fanatics in any guise, whether it be Muslim, Christian or whatever, but it seems a shame that the Meadows Club in Ro...
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Editorial: The value of discretion in traffic controlJun 20, 2012 5:00 am - Set aside for a moment the question of whether Aurora needs to crack down on vehicles in town with heavily tinted windows. The safety of police officers, not to mention ...
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Charging to see Venus shamefulJun 16, 2012 4:40 am - We were excited to go to see the Venus Transit viewing, which was organized at the Elgin National Watch Observatory in Elgin. The handmade sign invited people to view th...
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Editorial: The case for simplifying Cook’s tax processJun 15, 2012 5:00 am - It’s a lesson in the dangers of unintended consequences, by nearly every account. And if you own a home in suburban Cook County, you’re probably paying more as a result....
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Bear the burden of our own retirementsJun 10, 2012 5:00 am - Municipal, county, state, federal — the story is the same. Pensions are underfunded and government officials don’t know what to do about it. We know how we got here. At ...
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Contributions of nuns vital to churchJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Let me begin by saying I am a cradle Catholic and a practicing one with 12 years of parochial education, so I criticize sadly. The Vatican attack on nuns is nothing more...
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The SoapboxJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ray and the first morning of summer: Here's how Ray Bradbury wrote about growing up in Waukegan in the intro to “Dandelion Wine.” “It was a quiet morning, the town cover...
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Sensible ways to reduce the deficitJun 08, 2012 5:00 am - The House Republicans recently approved a plan to reduce the federal deficit. Simply stated the Republican plan calls for reducing or eliminating spending on social prog...
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Why can’t Congress, Obama get a clue?Jun 08, 2012 5:00 am - If you are in your 50s and 60s you may be wondering what happened to our country. How did we get to a point where everything seems to be turned upside down and backward?...