Opinion Stories from June 21, 2011 (Change date)
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Time to leave AfghanistanJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - Not long after Afghanistan goes off its meds — American and other troops, oodles of aid, civilian technicians and so much cash that airplanes have to strain to smuggle i...
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Sharia and the ConstitutionJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - On the issue of Muslims serving in public office, every explanation by presidential candidate Herman Cain becomes a complication. In three instances Cain affirmed that M...
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Make certain your adopted pet is spayedJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - Our family adopted Chloe in June 2002 from a well-known shelter. She was a very energetic 10-month-old lab mix. When we adopted her, we were told she was spayed; the ado...
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The real culprit in the bailout messJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - I do not understand how the government can lose $14 billion on the bailout. We, the citizens who funded the bailout with increased indebtedness, did so by taking over a ...
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Mayor holding grudge at library?Jun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - I was interested in reading your June 9 article on the failure of Wheaton Mayor Michael Gresk to reappoint Colleen McLaughlin and Carol Honeywell to the library board. T...
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Money wasted on dueling lawyersJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - The political infighting that has overtaken the Island Lake village board in recent years has served mostly as a lesson in ineffective local government. Leaders in other...
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We don’t fund slavery; why abortion, then?Jun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - I am sure many supporters of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in our country, don’t understand why we in the pro-life movement are so adamant about defu...
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Keep county pensions in perspectiveJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - Few issues today generate more taxpayer anger than generous pension and employment benefits for public officials. As readers ponder Daily Herald reporter Jake Griffin’s ...
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When will Obama care about troops?Jun 21, 2011 6:00 am - My blood is at the boiling point. I just heard that President Obama ordered Defense Secretary Robert Gates to either cut the military pay or hold it up. Who is going to ...
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GOP hypocritical on Libyan involvementJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - The same Republicans who supported the invasion of Iraq based on Bush’s lies now call Obama “evasive” by flying support missions over Libya. What a bunch of self-serving...
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