Streamwood Opinion
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Republicans don't make us saferApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Laurel's (Fence Post) confusion worries me. She starts her letter with the issue of water boarding suspected terrorists and that's fine with her, but as an American I fi...
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The airlines must fix the safety messApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Why and when does a congressperson inspect an airliner? Fifty years ago, I was a maintenance captain on a jet fighter plane on an aircraft carrier. That plane was not tu...
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Torture will come back to haunt usMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Who are these men? Who are George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Michael Mukasey, other than the president of the United States, his vice president and his attorney general? ...
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Let's make effort to recall StrogerMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - I too am exasperated at the ties we have to Chicago and its politics. However, a secession from the Cook County would take years. Perhaps a minimum of 10. So, what's th...
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Streamwood still a well-run villageMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been attending city hall meetings for 12 years, and have gotten to know everyone pretty well, including our mayor, Billie Roth. She has been our mayor for about 1...
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English have a better systemMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The English parliamentary form of government is currently a better form of government than we now have in our country. Why? • The House of Commons has a strict term lim...
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Streamwood needs its own '4th of July'Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Finally, a hint of independent thinking on the Streamwood Village Board. Hooray to Jason Speer for having the courage to ask what's behind the curtain. And equally impre...
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It is easy to stop using plastic bagsMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - You do the readers of the area a great service by pointing out the potential disastrous results of our continued use of so many of these bags. It is mind-boggling to thi...
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War for democracy was just war for oilMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I don't want to sound like someone who doesn't care. I care about America. Let's talk about our troops who were deceived in saying it was a war for democracy and then w...
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Saturday Soapbox: Be open to more opennessMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Jason Speer is asking Streamwood to take a few baby steps, and it's up to a few courageous fellow trustees on the village board to help him. He is encouraging more openn...