Opinion Stories from June 8, 2011 (Change date)
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For-profit ‘charter’ schoolsJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - Former tennis star Andre Agassi deserves enormous credit for recognizing that nothing is more important than ensuring every child gets the kind of quality education that...
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First priority: How does this help people?Jun 08, 2011 4:00 am - It occurred to me while honoring our soldiers at the local Memorial Day parade, that I’ve never once heard one of them say that they fought to protect the freedoms and r...
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We can’t afford any leaders like BlagoJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - The second Blagojevich trial is thankfully less complicated than the first, and better understood. Rod Blagojevich knows that he is in serious trouble and his antics and...
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Walsh wrong on race remarkJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - It seems Rep. Joe Walsh thinks so little of the Democrats he represents that he says the only reason they voted for Barack Obama is because he’s black. Well, I have news...
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The oxymoronic presidentJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - I once worked for an editor who banned the word “oxymoron.” I don’t know why. It’s a good word, meaning a contradiction in terms. The dictionary offers some examples: “w...
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America’s hope is not with DemocratsJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - A Mount Prospect man recently wrote Fencepost indicating America’s hope lies with the Democrats and that anyone voting Republican who isn’t a millionaire is an ignorant ...
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Track meet helpers deserve praiseJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - We wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the student volunteers from Wheaton Warrenville South Key Club and National Honor Society. Those who volunteered their tim...
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Hate speech comes from left, tooJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - I’d like to remind Fence Post writer Paul Dombrowski of Mt. Prospect of the shooting of Rep. Giffords in Arizona. Remember that? Immediately after she was shot, there wa...
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Need to rise up against socialismJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - We are being told the economy under Obama and Quinn is in “recovery.” Really? The number of people on food stamps has risen yet again to a record 44,587,328, or 14.4 per...
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Kids with autism deserve a chanceJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - Kudos to Mr. Gallichio of Des Plaines (“Don’t define people by their disabilities, May 13 Fence Post)! The word “genius” evokes the image of Albert Einstein. But he was ...
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