Opinion Stories from January 2, 2011 (Change date)
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We can no longer talk of 'tough choices'Jan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - “You see what is happening in Greece... in Ireland ... in Spain now. We are left with nothing but tough choices.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger, May 16, 2010 “This is ...
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Obama agenda fails to promote businessJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - In an attempt to display a shared concern with the business community on high unemployment rates and a slow economic recovery, President Obama assembled the usual cast o...
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Up to Madigan to bless tax increaseJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Men like State Sen. Michael Noland with fortitude and intelligence to take a risky political move to advocate an increase from 3 to 5 percent in our state income tax are...
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The seismic shifts as boomers 'retire'Jan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - When I retired from my tenure as a columnist last year, my daughter relayed the news to my grandson, who promptly picked up the phone and, in his most serious 7-year-old...
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Still no answers in Elgin clear-cutJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - People are still asking me what happened when they see our houses from Route 19 or at the cul-de-sac on Bruce Drive. In 2004 the city of Elgin paid Elgin Toyota $75,000 ...
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Wrongheaded again on illegal immigrationJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - California and Arizona share a common border and a common destiny, despite the reluctance of each to admit it and best efforts of each to avoid it. Now, one shortsighted...
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Letter was rude and ill-timedJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - I am replying to a letter published in Fence Post on Dec. 21. The letter, written by Frank Sears of Buffalo Grove, should have been signed Ebenezer Scrooge. This is the ...
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A dichotomy: Cold is declared warmJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - It's Orwellian when cold is declared warm, that the earth is continuing to get warmer even as it feels colder outside. Given that a huge blizzard shut down much of the N...
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My Sarah Palin top 10 listJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - It's that time of the year when everyone is making top 10 lists for 2010. Sarah Palin has somehow managed to make quite a few lists during 2010 (most interesting, most i...
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Number of workdays fewer for teachersJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Regarding Robert Kennedy's letter from Palatine (Fence Post Dec. 23), he left out an important fact in his comparison of teachers and other workers. Let's not forget th...
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