Spring Grove Opinion
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Why do I pay for their pensions?Jun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - As I was writing my check for 2009 property tax I took note of several line items for pensions. The total of these "pension" items was $287. This is 6 percent of my tota...
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Thanks for help with food driveMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The Grafton Township Food Pantry would like to thank the Algonquin/LITH and Huntley post offices for their efforts in the Stamp Out Hunger food drive on May 8. They dona...
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Spill tells us to re-evaluateMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - "Let's just put a lid on it," one BP executive says to another, "put a lid on this bad publicity, the millions of dollars being lost, the millions of gallons of oil bein...
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From the mouths of babesMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended my niece's First Communion at St. Hubert's the other day. As Father conducted his sermon he walked through aisles filled with beautifully dressed children awe...
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Financial 'reform' will likely hurtMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I read with interest today a letter written by David Vite, president of an organization called the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. The point of the letter was to ...
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Story of waste belonged on Page 1May 27, 2010 11:00 pm - An excellent article on Illinois' All Kids $79.1 million health insurance program was published by the Daily Herald on May 12. The article reported on an audit of the pr...
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That's just the way it isMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Yesterday my husband walked in the door and exclaimed, "Wow, this country sure is changing." I asked what he meant by that and he said because Jeff (son) needs a new law...
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Asset forfeitures a good stepMay 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Kudos to the General Assembly for cracking down on government corruption with harsher penalties for elected officials convicted of selling out the people of Illinois for...
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Bilingual education makes us all betterMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - As the world approaches a global marketplace and immigration is on the rise, what is District 300 doing to prepare its students for this "smaller" new world? According t...
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Teachers should take pay cutsMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A recent letter by Helen Clark of Algonquin gave a most accurate reference that teachers need to stop complaining. I am in total agreement with her comments as are the m...