Wheeling Opinion
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Support funding for afterschool programsApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Young people in Illinois and across the country face greater barriers to success than ever before. Employment rates among teens have dropped significantly over the last ...
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Cubs should only pay for performanceApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - As a lifelong Cubs fan, I was disappointed to see the Cubs were unable to make many changes this year due to salaries. The paychecks being handed out by major league tea...
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Get the facts on teacher pensionsApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Instead of Social Security, teachers and administrators receive a pension through the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, established by the state in 1939. Instead of...
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This doesn't sound like land of the freeApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - We now have socialized medicine - the government can tell you how sick you are. Restaurants will tell you how many calories are in each serving. Eat too much and the gov...
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Importers need tougher regulationsApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The Consumer Product Safety Commission has had to step in and recall children's jewelry and tell parents to dispose of it because it exposes children to dangerous heavy ...
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GOP will pay for health care votesApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I find it extremely implausible that every single Republican in Congress could be against the health reform bill. What is more likely is that the leadership decided to f...
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Non-voting majority must speak upApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Are you fed up with our elected politicians? Are you angry with the possibility of raising taxes, cuts in funding for education, expanding gambling, cutting services and...
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Income tax boost needed for servicesApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - This time the sky may really fall. If Governor Quinn's budget passes, clients of Kenneth Young Center will suffer: 30 to 40 percent of elderly clients requesting Communi...
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Enjoy the summer, then the fight beginsApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The time has come for the American people to unite and take back our country. The opposition has gained major ground, but we the people will have the heavy artillery arr...
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State should meet obligation to schoolsApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Education funding in Illinois is outrageous and illegal. It may surprise you, but this quote is from the constitution of the state of Illinois, Article X, Section 1: "Th...