Streamwood Opinion
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Not all can afford to serve on a juryAug 23, 2012 2:00 pm - I agree with Travis Akin (Fence Post, Aug. 6) that jury duty and voting are serious responsibilities. But there is a huge economic problem that stands in the way. Employ...
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Job ‘boot camp’ gave him info he neededAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing to express my appreciation to state Rep. Michelle Mussman for hosting the recent “Job Boot Camp” at the Schaumburg Township District Library. As a recent g...
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Don’t be blind to Internet’s falsehoodsAug 18, 2012 5:00 am - It is sad and disappointing to watch opinions about our country’s future be published in this newspaper without someone, somewhere first checking the facts. I refer to t...
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...
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Illinois has enough laws regulating gunsAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Quinn is revising an existing piece of legislation so it will effectively result in a ban on “assault” weapons. I strongly urge our state representatives in the Hou...
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Editorial: A road map to transparencyAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - When Lombard Village Trustee Peter Breen was elected in April 2011, he made transparency in village government a priority. It’s no wonder then that Lombard now is a mode...
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Editorial: Planning, training to keep our kids safeJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - The scene was all too real. Yellow police tape marked off the Gifford Street High School parking lot while Elgin’s SWAT team armed with rifles waited for their signal to...
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Story of interest to Elgin readers, tooJul 26, 2012 4:40 am - On July 20, I read in the Arlington Heights edition of the Daily Herald that the executive board members as well as several police and fire chiefs of Northwest Central D...
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Elk Grove Library residents victims of taxation without representationJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - The summer Elk Grove Village Public Library newsletter article acknowledged a library board vote to permit free library services for nontaxpaying residents west of Rohlw...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...