Wheeling Opinion
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Stop using taxpayers as the way outJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether it's the U.S., Cook County, or your local, the problem with government budgeting shortfall and its subsequent quicksand remedies that only serve to bury us taxpa...
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Another option for plantar fascitisJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - As someone who has dealt with chronic plantar fascitis (Health/Fitness, June 8) I had tried everything mentioned in that article with limited success. After having a kid...
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Exercise your right to public informationJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - This Independence Day marks 43 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into law - yet Americans still believe that our government is secret...
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Remind us of votes before the electionJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The headline reads: "State broke, but pols find $500 million for pet projects." Would the Daily Herald please be so kind as to print the voting record of our suburban st...
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Be proactive against pesky mosquitoesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Two sure signs of summer are expected to surface this week - one welcome, one not so. Meteorologists say the warmer weather we've been craving after what seemed to be a ...
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It's not easy being green - but worth itJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - This year in Science class one of our main focuses was being "green". We learned about different ways to conserve energy and which methods of practicing energy conservat...
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In praise of Obama's support of IsraelJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The American Jewish Committee warmly welcomes President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo. While addressing a range of issues, President Obama underlined that the rejection...
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Police a little harsh with parking ticketsJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I am upset because I have received two parking tickets in the past 45 days for which I was 5 minutes over the 3-hour parking limit in the Vail Street Garage. Although I ...
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Why the rush to teach Chinese?Jun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I noted your article concerning District 25 offering Chinese language study to fourth graders. I was surprised at the lack of substance in the article considering the im...
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Schaumburg should lead by exampleJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - In the chaos that erupts out of the debate over the Cook County sales tax increase, we many times forget that localities also need to rise either supporting or against t...