Opinion Stories from September 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Cut the dead weight in governmentSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - There isn’t much about dysfunctional government that shocks me anymore, but this story did. According to a report by the Office of Personnel Management and reported in E...
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Stimulus money melted in the sunSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Our government wasted $535 million in stimulus payments to Solyndra. This money could have created over 10,000 new jobs for the unemployed paying about $50,000 to each p...
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Bin Laden taken out by SEALS, not SWATSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - I had to shake my head in disbelief when reading the Fence Post item titled “Anything but more GOP leadership.” The writer, Marion J. Reis blames Republicans for everyth...
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Yes, religion is a factor in terrorismSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - This is in response to a Fence Post letter by Aabeda Masra on Sept. 24 in which the writer said not to blame religion for acts of terror. The letter stated that what hap...
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Somehow, when we have to, we change driving habitsSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Traffic, again. Or maybe I should say very light traffic. This is the second time in recent months that we in Southern California have been warned of traffic nightmares...
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Jobs ‘bill’ is no magical solutionSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Faced with a close relative who lied about anything and everything, I once asked a psychologist “Why does he always lie?” He answered “By lying, he controls the truth.” ...
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Blame Bernanke for retirees’ woesSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - You can thank Ben Bernanke for the recent stock market decline and the sluggish economy the past year. His steps to bring down long-term interest rates have further exac...
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Not pleased with Wheaton Drama playSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - I guess it is open season for Catholic bashing at Wheaton Drama. The play “Incorruptible” was offensive, rude and prejudicial. It didn’t leave one stone unturned for deg...
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OK for government to overreach?Sep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Honest Pat Quinn says, “We must stand behind the consumers of Illinois and protect them from any overreaching by big utility companies.” Where was Honest Pat when the ov...
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Erase unemployment; revive economySep 30, 2011 5:00 am - I have a suggestion for a temporary new law that might rapidly reduce unemployment and raise demand. Following are my, perhaps challengeable, assumptions and the bare ou...
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