Hampshire Opinion
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The SoapboxApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - Altruism is alive and well: It’s one thing to offer help to someone you know and love, but there’s something even more virtuous about sacrificing for the benefit of a co...
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Apr 29, 2011 12:00 am - On Monday, May 2, the City of St. Charles has two aldermen retiring — John McGuirk from the 3rd Ward and Betsy Penny from the 2nd Ward. For the past six years I have had...
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Eliminate deficit in 5 easy stepsApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - Here is an idea to relieve our $15 trillion deficit. We have been supporting the Middle East regimes for at least 30 years with our military. Let’s send them a reasonabl...
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World peace not just up to U.S.Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Since World War I, America has had the strongest economy in the world and has extended its reach to all corners of the globe in order to keep the peace. The United State...
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Banks, developers get a sweet dealApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - I believe our friends in Springfield have again done us a “favor” that is not in our best interest. They have modified the state property tax directives that county asse...
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Stop jerks who give Elgin black eyeApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - I have been a resident of Elgin for more than 20 years now and I’m writing to express my sadness over an incident that happened over the weekend at the Elgin Sports Comp...
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Let’s hold a debt summitApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Standard and Poors has sounded the alarm. The time is right because both political parties agree there is a problem with our national debt. We, as a country, seem to nee...
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Let’s make Hultgren one and doneApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren voted to radically change Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Operation Head Start for preschool children, plus other federal programs that citiz...
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Require backup cameras now, not laterApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - Every major leap in automobile safety has come with inexplicable pushback from those who complain about added costs and abrogation of personal rights. The seat belt was ...
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Why should GOP run this country?Apr 26, 2011 12:00 am - Arizona Sen. John Kyl says 90 percent of Planned Parenthood money goes to abortions when actually it’s only 3 percent. When he is called to account on that statement he ...