Hanover Park Opinion
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Voters have only themselves to blameAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - When asked in 1960 at the University of Hawaii whether Kenya was ready for self-government, our president’s father, Barack Obama, Sr., answered, “If the people cannot ru...
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Here’s one vote for citizen of the yearAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - Now here’s a nominee for our village’s “Citizen of the Year.” On July 28 at 1:30 a.m., some of the streets of Carol Stream looked like a war zone. Some have claimed a to...
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A way to make video poker palatableAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - When I first read Scott Roscoe’s letter enthusiastically approving video poker, I had my doubts. After some thought I have come up with a palatable way of implementing v...
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Obama’s the one who should be suedAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - On July 28, lured by the mega-font and the full front page headline, I thought the Sun Times had “scooped” the second coming of Christ. I was wrong. It screamed: “Tea pa...
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Why keep giving up our freedoms?Aug 05, 2011 3:00 am - President Obama is pressuring America to agree to the United Nations global ban on concealed weapons. Should we jump on the bandwagon, surrendering more and more of our ...
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Limit p-card use, ensure transparencyAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - It’s much easier to hand a clerk your debit card than it is to hand over money. It’s one reason casinos have you play with chips instead of cash. So it follows that it’s...
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Reasons the education system is brokenAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - The cheating scandal in Atlanta is a perfect example of why the schools will never have enough money. The teachers, principals and superintendents who broke the law coul...
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More casinos would create more addictsAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - I hope Gov. Quinn vetoes the gambling expansion bill. I thought gambling was harmless until my mom became a gambling addict. I never thought a college-educated nurse, wh...
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Farnham is in touch with constituentsAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - I want to recognize State Rep. Keith Farnham for doing the right thing and voting to cut his own pay. Too often legislators are involved with only themselves, removed fr...
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Obama’s lack of experience showingAug 03, 2011 3:00 am - There were many who felt Barack Obama wasn’t qualified to be president of the United States. You can include our current vice president and secretary of state among thos...