Glen Ellyn Opinion
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Don’t waste money on life in prisonJan 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Don’t waste money on life in prison Let me see, the Illinois Senate voted to abolish the death penalty, and in the same meeting, to raise our taxes. So if someone i...
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Ryan should not have gotten visitJan 21, 2011 10:00 pm - Ryan should not have gotten visit What George Ryan did was wrong and he should be punished properly for what happened. That means serving his full sentence without ...
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Was president's gun logic odd?Jan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - President Obama said, “Mobster wisdom tells us never to bring a knife to a gun fight. But what does political wisdom say about bringing a gun to a knife fight?” Isn't t...
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Oak Brook president has some nerveJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - The nerve of Oak Brook Village President John W. Craig. It’s OK for him and his wife to collect their pensions because they worked for them. Does he think the people he’...
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How to address real issue in shootings?Jan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - The recent shooting in Tucson was not about politics, or about talk show hosts, or about Sarah Palin, or even about gun control. It was about mental illness. What are we...
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The ‘it’ no one will dare speak ofJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - No politician can speak of it; no newspaper of any consequence will editorialize about it; no religious cleric dare preach a sermon regarding it: The “it” being the insa...
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Maybe Cohen should blame penJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Richard Cohen’s column on the Arizona shootings had me sitting with my mouth hanging open. “It’s the gun that did it” must be the most ridiculous statement I’ve heard of...
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Maybe hatemongers will be called outJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A one-trick pony is a person who has one attribute or talent of value, but otherwise has noting to offer. I’m reminded of the one-trick pony every time I hear commentary...
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Typical Democrat way of businessJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - This letter is for the hard working people of Illinois that might not know what your Democratic Leaders of this state have done to you. Illinois is in such dire straits ...
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Just say no to medical marijuanaJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - As a grandparent, I am taking a stand against so-called “medical marijuana.” Today, more teens are smoking marijuana than are smoking cigarettes, according to the 2010 M...