Wheeling Opinion
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List of legislative districts was helpfulDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you for printing the list of legislative districts. That’s a great service and you didn’t have to do it! Now I know what I didn’t know and need to know. Mary Dobbi...
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Wheeling board too reckless with moneyDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - “Wheeling board considers offering developer compensatory water relief.” (Dec. 3). The federal government, FEMA and the NFIP Act has established regulations pertaining t...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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Autism society grants are availableDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - To all parents with special needs young adults and especially adults with autism, Harper College in Palatine, through their Continuing Education department, will be offe...
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Gratitude for a small gesture of kindnessDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - In November I was in the Wheeling Walmart purchasing a skein of yarn. I went to the checkout and a couple with a basketful of items was in front of me. They mentioned si...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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Raising income tax for rich won’t helpNov 28, 2012 4:00 am - Those of you who believe in raising the tax rate of the very wealthy don’t understand how taxes work. You could increase the top rate to 99 percent and you’d get very li...
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Editorial: The fundamental problems of holding dual officesNov 26, 2012 4:00 am - Although we have differences with some of state Sen. Terry Link’s positions, we decided that his background and leadership merited our endorsement in the election just p...
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The challenges ahead for IllinoisNov 16, 2012 3:40 am - The campaigns are over. Now, it is clear. Four years ago when voters said that they demanded affordable health care, they meant it. In Illinois, when they said they dema...
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Editorial: Moving past fear on supportive housingNov 14, 2012 5:27 am - In Wheeling, it’s about homes for mentally disabled people. In Campton Hills, it’s about a place for people to stay during treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. The ...