Articles filed under Politics
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Small voting area puts library in bad lightOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Today I had the opportunity to take advantage of the "early voting " process that is being offered at the Schaumburg Library to suburban Cook County residents. All of th...
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Froehlich out of touch with middle classOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - State Rep. Paul Froehlich felt the best way to get re-elected was to change parties. Paul's problem is not his party, but his priorities. He is clearly out of touch wit...
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Get out and voteOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Over and over again we hear that mantra, "Your vote counts1" Well, the myth that your vote will count for much of anything is one of the great opiates of democracy. It k...
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Military rather than diplomatic actionOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Here are some of McCain's wrong judgments: The support of our pre-emptive invasion of Iraq where there were no WMDs and no connections with al-Qaida, our real enemy. Put...
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Campton Hills faces crucial voteOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A little more than a year after its controversial incorporation, the village of Campton Hills again faces uncertainty come Election Day. This time, voters will be asked...
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Our recommendations on Fox Valley referendumsOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - In this economy, government must do what families are doing: live within its means and spend only what's necessary. There are proposals we would have supported in a diff...
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A sad rash of thefts of campaign signsOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - We have lived in Mount Prospect for over 40 years but have never run into the problem we are recently experiencing. Politically, we characterize ourselves as independen...
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Obama in no spot to take cheap shotsOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Candace Huecker Buettner's letter on Oct. 15 regarding Sen. John McCain's property investments and Gov. Sarah Palin's expensive eyeware: I am sure Sen. Ba...
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So who gets the tax cuts?Oct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Obama states he is going to give 95 percent of Americans a tax cut. Forty percent of Americans do not pay income taxes. Is he going to give them money from the gove...
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Opponent wrong on vets voting recordOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently my opponent sent a number of misleading mailers to voters personally attacking me and accusing me of voting against veterans programs. The fact is, his accusati...