Opinion Stories from March 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Lauzen keeps the taxpayer in mindMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Who put Illinois in debt? Not state Sen. Chris Lauzen. When it comes to wasteful or questionable spending legislation, Senator Lauzen has always erred on the side of the...
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Afghanistan burningMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - For me, the Quran-burning incident in Afghanistan brought back memories of the horrible morning at the White House when photos of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison surfaced...
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Constitution not about religionMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Some of your readers have submitted letters accusing the president and the administration of violating religious tenets specified in the U.S. Constitution. There are no ...
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Who really are the greedy ones?Mar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - To those of you who insist on blaming the greedy unions for job losses, try looking at this from a different point of view. The multimillion-dollar salaries those corpor...
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Stop questioning Obama’s citizenshipMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - A letter in the issue of Feb. 5 questions the citizenship of President Obama as to his birthplace. As a former Chicagoan, I have an Oklahoma-born daughter whose now-late...
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Bad example of double-dippingMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Sadly, the mayor of Elmhurst, Pete Decianni, is running for the DuPage County Board while stating his intention to continue to hold the office of mayor if he wins. There...
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So much for the American DreamMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - The purpose of government is to protect our liberties so we can take care of ourselves and live the American Dream as we envision it. Instead, government is growing bigg...
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Letter writer wrong about CatholicsMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - In response to Joan Conneely’s Feb. 16 letter, “Catholics face tough choice,” her reference to Catholics becoming “cafeteria Catholics” is nothing new as this has been a...
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The year I became a ‘minority’Mar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Is the sky falling for minority students because the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case seeking an end to using race as a preferential college admissions factor? N...
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Why Americans want to tax rich moreMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - No wonder that 55 percent of the public agrees with President Obama that millionaires should be taxed at a higher tax rate. Fifty percent of folks don’t pay any tax at a...
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