Opinion Stories from February 25, 2009 (Change date)
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Chickens coming home to roost?Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It's ironic that so many of those who decry big government and burdensome regulations have been the very ones who, through their greed and lack of concern for the health...
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Stimulus doesn't get to heart of matterFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - In analyzing some statistics from the Bureau of Census for 2006, it is very clear to me these bailout packages that have been sold to us by the media and politicians as ...
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Winfield candidate's experience is topsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - On April 7, the people of Winfield have an opportunity to choose an excellent person for village president. His name is Tony Reyes and to those who know him he is an exc...
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Gay rights is today's civil rights battleFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - When my perceptive grandfather was a labor organizer in the South in the 1910s, he wrote Samuel Gompers, head of the AFL, that "black people want the same things for the...
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Local impact of dollar deluge is story to watchFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - As Peter Gabriel might say, "Lord, here comes the flood." As Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, might say, "Are you a good flood or a bad flood?" That, alas, remains t...
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Sen. Burris needs tech supportFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Calls to Sen. Roland Burris' Washington office are being met with a "mailbox full" message and a hang-up. No e-mail address is listed on his Web site nor does the DNC ha...
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Stimulus must hike unemployment payFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - The more I read about the stimulus bill, the more I am concerned about its lack of focus on things that will quickly increase consumer spending and/or provide immediate ...
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Illinois can't handle a gas tax increaseFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - I see the dust hasn't even settled from Rod Blagojevich's sneaky antics and they're already at it. Just what planet does Mike Madigan and his clan live on that they do n...
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Describing U-46 as 'mess' is over the topFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - I take issue with Kerry Lester's opening paragraph in a recent Daily Herald, stating that Dr. Jose Torres inherited a mess when he came to School District U-46. I would ...
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Slam brakes on Chicago's rent-a-taxFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - In these days of craterlike budget holes, who can blame any town for seeking creative ways to plug the gap? Typically, we encourage such creativity and think it's vital ...
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