Hanover Park Opinion
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Actors laugh all the way to the bankSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I read Mr. Ronske’s Sept. 4 letter and can’t agree more. I have always thought it amazing that the people who are always against violence of any kind make their living b...
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The SoapboxSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Solemn weekend: We don’t fully understand the magic of some numbers, but this 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorism surely carries a solemnity not evident in previous a...
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A government divided cannot standSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - A recent “Jeopardy!” question caused me to reread Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The last line particularly struck me as relevant now — “and that government of the people...
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Thanks for support of K-9 Frisbee eventsSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I’d like to thank all of you who came down to enjoy our two-day K-9 Frisbee events during Naperville’s Last Fling. I hope you had as much fun as we did. But with that we...
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Jobs czar not doing much for jobsSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I met a couple who were able to come to the U.S. because they were medical transcribers in Pakistan. They were here for a year, and he just secured a position as a medic...
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Obama thinks he is the stateSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Louis XIV, the absolute monarch of France prior to the French Revolution, is reported to have uttered the famous phrase, “L’etat, c’est moi,” meaning, “I am the state.” ...
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No wonder Postal Service is strugglingSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - It’s curious that the U.S. Postal Service complains about business being bad when using it has been made as inconvenient as possible. That many letter boxes have been el...
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Find solution in cuts to military spendingSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - One of the unfortunate consequences of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, was a knee-jerk response to authorize military action against an ill-defined enemy (“terrorists”). I...
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A simple solution to our tax woesSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - President Obama deserves our everlasting gratitude for his excellent handling of the mess his predecessor left behind. While we were saved from a worldwide depression, t...
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Roskam parroting tea party pointsSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - In just two full terms Congressman Peter Roskam has used his considerable intelligence, ambition and drive to rise to Chief Deputy Whip of the majority Republican House ...