Streamwood Opinion
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Duckworth works for her constituentsSep 26, 2014 5:01 am - In reply to the Sept. 14 letter written by Gerald Aleksy, who claims Tammy Duckworth is not doing her job and leaning on the fact that she is a veteran, I have firsthand...
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Scholarship group has great first eventSep 01, 2014 5:01 am - Excel Beyond 211 Dollars for Scholars is a newly created not-for-profit benefiting college-ready graduates from District 211 high schools who are low income, and the fir...
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Getting the runaround on help for veteransAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - I have an idea to help our disabled vets find affordable housing in the Northwest suburbs: new homes. I know it's an ambitious plan and would require help from governmen...
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Streamwood 'harassing' her over her yardAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - I have been harassed by the village code officer concerning weeds on my easement property on Schaumburg Road. I have reviewed Illinois and Streamwood statutes concerning...
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Dispute over tax bill has him steamingAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Dear Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, I received my property tax bill in the mail and paid it within a couple of days. I received a letter from you dated July 15 that...
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Editorial: Homeless education funding scarce but neededJul 29, 2014 5:01 am - As we learned in staff writer Melissa Silverberg's story on Sunday, homeless students stopped a long time ago being just a Chicago problem. The number of Northwest subur...
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Climate change evidence overwhelmingJul 21, 2014 5:01 am - In response to Mr. Babush's letter (June 21), he seems to be taking Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth to task for her support in reducing carbon emissions. I do not understa...
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Professional help needed for bullies, tooJul 17, 2014 5:01 am - As a child in the 1960s, I was constantly and viciously bullied in grade school, middle school, early high school, and at church. There was some sexual molestation. When...
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Without village inspector, they'd still have gas leakJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - Building permits! Don't you get aggravated everytime you want to do something around your home, you have to apply for a building permit? Great way for the village to jus...
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Child sex abuse led to girl's murderJun 05, 2014 5:01 am - Someone just said to me that Amber Creek was the victim of bad parenting. It was painful to hear that said. While her parents faced many problems, she was led to her dea...