Streamwood Opinion
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The SoapboxAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - At last, a memorial: We and other organizations have long called for a memorial marking the deadliest airliner accident on U.S. soil. Finally, 32 years after Flight 191 ...
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Blame the state for U-46 bus woesAug 25, 2011 5:00 am - I empathize with the U-46 parents over the new bus routes reported in the Daily Herald where students must walk up to 1½ miles to catch a bus. However, it appears to me ...
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Retired teacher looks back with fondnessAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - As a new school year is about to begin, it brings us all back to our personal memories of school. Being a teacher has always meant so much to me. Through the years I hav...
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Could the attack on Elgin teacher have been prevented?Aug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Interestingly, for all the words in last week’s three-part series exploring the unprovoked assault on an Elgin High School teacher, the passage that seemed to spark the ...
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Politicians’ greed grows more evidentAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - Let me see if I understand this. We (the taxpayers) are providing security to the family and home of the vice president in Maryland at no cost to the vice president. The...
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Why attacker of Elgin High teacher must get helpAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Angel Facio was 16 when he brutally attacked his Elgin High School teacher without provocation three years ago. Without warning, he stabbed Carolyn Gilbert repeatedly in...
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Unpaid child support tells us who Walsh isAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - I just read Mrs. (U.S. Congressman) Joe Walsh’s December 2010 verified petition for $115,000 of unpaid child support. It is 55 pages, with exhibits. It says that Joe sti...
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Gacy story merely sensationalismAug 06, 2011 3:00 am - I am appalled by your headline article on Aug. 1 regarding “Gacy secrets.” Why would a respectful news organization promote nothing more than a book sale on its opening ...
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Education at a reasonable cost?Aug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - I’m seriously sick of being harassed by the schools for payment of fees. I make payments in full and on time. I got a call today asking why I sent only $100 instead of t...
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The SoapboxJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The $117,000 Walsh owes his kids: Well, we guess you could call U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry a role model of sorts. He says government must spend less. And then he rep...