Bolingbrook Opinion
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America morphs into banana republicDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - My family has done fairly well in the 21st century, thank you, in part to unnecessary tax cuts from the Bush Administration. Though not in the upper 2 percent of wage-ea...
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The 'rich' aren't who you think they areDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - After reading many opinions like those of Diane Niesman “No Tax Cuts for the Top 2 Percent” printed Dec. 4, I feel the need to provide an example of taxing “the rich.” ...
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Bad time to repeal don't ask, don't tellDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Once again Obama and the Democrats are showing their disdain for the U.S. military by attempting to repeal the 1993 “don't ask, don't tell” law stating that gays cannot ...
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Cannabis hearing drew little respectDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - My husband and I were at the state capitol Nov. 30 during the medical cannabis debate for SB 1381. While normally I have a deep respect for our lawmakers, that day repre...
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Get real, Kirk, on tax extensionsDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Senator Kirk, you and your party are out of touch if you think the American public endorses your extension of the Bush tax cuts to all Americans. Are not residential for...
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Bush tax cuts did help the economyDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama and Congress are negotiating an extension to the Bush tax cuts, set to expire on Jan. 1. These cuts were enacted in 2001 by the Republican congress to re...
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Unpump the volume, CarpentersvilleDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - As a resident of Carpentersville, the level of music that comes from passing vehicles is becoming a nuisance. The city of Carpentersville should enforce a noise ordinanc...
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It's been a big news year in suburbsDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The suburbs have witnessed a plethora of native sons and daughters do extraordinary things this year, as the Daily Herald's Kristen Menke outlined Friday. In fact, in t...
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Facts not being told about tax burdenDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Regarding Angela Campagna's Dec. 5 letter stating, “most people over 40 are being laid off and not being hired,” Come on. Why would the Daily Herald even publish a lette...
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Dream Act sanitizes illegal immigrationDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The proposed Dream Act might solve the immigration problems of some immigrants who thought they followed all the rules to get here but got caught up in technicalities on...