Opinion Stories from June 17, 2009 (Change date)
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An obvious place to begin cuttingJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - There may be no better object lesson on the state's fitful search for a balanced budget than in a scenario that played out in Cook County. The Cook County Board last ye...
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Why can't I celebrate, too?Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I cannot believe what I have just read. A congressman proposes a "Year of the Bible" and so many people are going ballistic. I don't understand. The one critic I want to...
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Deficit worry is the greenest shootJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Never mind firmer retail sales, rising stock prices and moderating job losses. The greenest shoot is Americans' changing economic fixation. There's less panic over colla...
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No plan for Gitmo prisonersJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In an interview with BBC ahead of his trip the Middle East and Europe, President Obama said: "I think the thing that we can do most importantly is serve as a good role m...
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Argument is lost with stereotypeJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I wish to commend A.Y. Kirkland, Jr. and his excellent letter regarding Tom Tancredo, former Republican presidential candidate, and Tancredo's contradictory comments abo...
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Two Zahras shine light on women's rightsJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - There's a "new" old name suddenly in circulation that is both filled with ancient history and ripe with a revolutionary spirit for today's game-changing events. Zahra. W...
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If Josie Girl gets a job first ...Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Enjoyed Burt Constable's front-page June 1 article on responses for potential jobs sent to Josie Girl after owners posted the dogs resume online. Hopefully, this humoro...
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Let's clean house in SpringfieldJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Here we go again. The infamous Illinois State legislature is at it again. All these many months we thought it was just our corrupt governor. It would appear that all tha...
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AAUW book sale funds scholarshipsJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The Wheaton-Glen Ellyn branch of American Association of University Women would like the thank the community for its support at our 48th annual used book sale, held May ...
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Posies in the potty belong indoorsJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I am afraid that Lakemoor resident Tina Asmus, who has planters consisting of old toilets in her yard, is operating under the umbrella of confusion. Perhaps she has fai...
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