Bensenville Opinion
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Had enough of the politicians’ ‘pledges’Jul 31, 2011 5:00 am - I have become extremely concerned about the proliferation of “pledges” that political candidates, particularly presidential candidates, are signing these days. The oldes...
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Surely another way to portray ‘Marilyn’Jul 31, 2011 5:00 am - The Marilyn Monroe statue put up in downtown Chicago seems to skirt around the “pervert laws” — especially circumventing the dirty old men with black patent leather shoe...
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Why take from Social Security?Jul 30, 2011 3:00 am - It’s outrageous that some in Washington want to cut Social Security to help balance our federal books. budget. Social Security did not contribute to our financial mess a...
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Replace legislators who don’t produceJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - There are over 400 representatives in Washington and 100 senators. Why are our policies and laws being written by the “Gang of 6” or a few legislative leaders sitting be...
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Put country first — like Bush Sr.Jul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The first President Bush exclaimed, “No new taxes.” Then he was faced with reality and put his own re-election on the line to do what needed to be done. He put our count...
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Letter about Brueder contract misleadingJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - On July 22, a letter from College of DuPage Faculty Senate Vice-President Bob Hazard appeared in the Daily Herald regarding the COD board of trustees’ recent decision to...
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The arrogance of Boehner and GOPJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - Speaker Boehner and the tea party Republicans all must have been absent from school the day the lesson covered the Gettysburg Address. At least they missed the “for the ...
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States are red, but heat turning us BlueJul 29, 2011 3:00 am - The Republicans’ stubborn denial of global warming must really gladden their hearts these days. All the states are Red. But then the heat’s turning us Blue. Marion J. ...
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Keeping up with Joneses in Dist. 203?Jul 29, 2011 3:00 am - Was Naperville Unit District 203’s approval of a 12 percent salary increase for its superintendent founded upon solid educational rationale, or was it just a matter of k...
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Obama confirms he’s a whiny liberalJul 29, 2011 3:00 am - I’ve just finished listening to our president’s verbal tirade against Speaker Boehner’s cutting off the debt ceiling talks. There are times when a person’s true colors s...