Wheeling Opinion
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AARP is looking out for its own interestsDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - I am, regretfully, a member of AARP. Did you know that they collect royalties from so-called "gap insurance." That is private insurance that covers what Medicare doesn't...
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Pass public option or put job on the lineDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - In 2006, the people spoke. George Bush referred to it as "a thumping." It certainly spoke to how the American people felt about how things were being handled in Washingt...
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Tiger's cheating is part of bigger issueDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Tiger Woods transgressions are not unique. Check any person who reached a level of supremacy, typically in sports, business or politics and one of four things will virtu...
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Let the people decide on RauschenbergerDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - I am disgusted by the depths to which our democratic process is being supplanted by meddling schemes which deny the people the right to choose their elected officials. T...
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Luminaria made Park Blvd. sparkleDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I have to say Park Boulevard in Streamwood looked great Friday night when we returned home at 11:30 and saw all the bags lined up and down the boulevard with candles. I ...
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These stop signs don't do any goodDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - As a resident of Mount Prospect I agree with Cindy Niersbach, the stop sign at Columbine and Tano Lane is of no use. Columbine and Tano Lane is a "T" and not an intersec...
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Career education must be a priorityDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The days when a "three R's" education was sufficient to provide a middle-class lifestyle are long over. Though jobs requiring low-level skills still exist (just 18 perc...
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Pack the Pantries a tremendous successDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - On behalf of the FC Barrington and FCX North travel soccer clubs, we would like to thank the Barrington and Lake Zurich Jewel-Osco store patrons for their generous suppo...
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Government wrong to want more taxesDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I just got an e-mail that Palatine Township is levying more taxes. I am amazed at the pace all cities, villages, townships, counties, state and federal governments are i...
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Manager: Property tax was last resortDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The Village of Schaumburg has not levied a municipal property tax since incorporation in 1956. Schaumburg has relied on visitors to pay for police, fire, public works, r...