Opinion Stories from May 29, 2011 (Change date)
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Water purity over energy intersts?May 27, 2011 6:50 pm - I participated in a telephone town hall with my congressman, Peter Roskam, on May 24. His assistant prescreened my question and I did not get the opportunity to ask it. ...
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Stop entitling illegal immigrantsMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - The scholarships that are to be given to the illegal immigrant children has prompted me to write. I am truly saddened by what is becoming of this great nation. I feel th...
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Legislation could ease gas costsMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - What is it you don’t understand, my state and federal legislators? It is imperative that you suspend the state and federal gas tax immediately, as Illinois has one of th...
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Destiny calls; this is Cubs’ yearMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - Mark your calendars, Harold Camping has rescheduled the Apocalypse for Oct. 21, 2011. In a normal year, this event would pre-empt the World Series. This year, however, t...
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An act of random kindnessMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - I recently had a thank you card written to the “pawrents” of one of the members of our doggy social media, called Doggyspace.com. They had sent me a nice gift of candles...
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All eyes on the storm, no matter whereMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - In 1954, E.B. White wrote a piece in The New Yorker about a hurricane hitting his part of Maine. The moment it left Boston, he notes in “The Eye of Edna,” the radio voic...
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There’s no hope for quality presidentMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - Well, it looks like we are in for another circus in the presidential race. The country is in bad shape and there is no one who knows how to fix it. Past presidents and C...
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Those who sacrifice deserve their pensionsMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - I have been a police officer and have contributed to my pension fund for 23 years. I have not missed a payment nor did I have a choice to not contribute or how much to c...
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Pawlenty’s pace picks upMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - Asked three weeks ago if he would like to run for president, Mitch Daniels replied, “What sane person would like to?” His decision against running, following Haley Barb...
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Palestinian Authority not really moderateMay 27, 2011 6:50 pm - This is in response to Richard Cohen’s Op-Ed piece of May 25. A few things. 1) Just because The Palestinian Authority has temporarily slowed its terrorist activities doe...
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