Wheeling Opinion
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Wall Street not only target to protestNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - Less service, fees on everything, no respect for the customers and price increases. No, I am not talking about Wall Street. Airlines and hotels have been doing the same ...
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Israel’s brutality is not justifiedNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - Now I hear that Israel has boarded two more aid ships headed to Gaza. I fail to see how the Gazans receiving food and medicine is a threat in any way to Israel’s surviva...
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Cubs decisions were all wrongNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - I’m very disappointed in the recent decisions made by the Cubs. Mr. Ricketts, upon purchasing the Cubs you should have known that if you wanted to overhaul the organizat...
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A difference between Tea Party, OccupyNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - I found a comment in the Nov. 14 article on the Benedictine University survey quite interesting. One of the student research assistants said he could relate to the Occup...
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Public pensions unfair to taxpayersNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - We’ve read the reports about the egregious actions of some union leaders and other administrators ripping off Illinois taxpayers with their pension shenanigans. Now I’d ...
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Metra overtime a management issueNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - The article “Metra employees billing OT despite budget woes” appears to be written to sensationalize this issue, a problem caused by the employees. This is a management ...
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The Soapbox: The end to toll perksNov 19, 2011 4:00 am - A benefit costing a buck or two a day per employee doesn’t sound like much. But $478,300 does. That’s the yearly cost — after a toll increase coming Jan. 1 — of an Illin...
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Cameras in place where needed for safetyNov 18, 2011 4:00 am - I am writing in response to your Oct. 28 article that highlights the report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and implies that municipalities and red-light ca...
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Kudos to South Elgin High crewNov 18, 2011 4:00 am - I wanted to express thanks for how the staff at South Elgin High School handled the recent lockdown. I had the rare opportunity to experience the lockdown on the inside....
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Get facts straight on abortion fundingNov 18, 2011 4:00 am - This letter is in response to multiple entries in Fence Post that have caught my attention. There continues to be hyperbole rooted in ignorance. I think it is dangerous ...