Hanover Park Opinion
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Attention!!! An election is coming up soonFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Someone around here (OK, it might be me) often opines that except for the people directly involved, no one pays attention to local elections until about a week before th...
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Be aware of abuse among dating teensFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and while many teens will be enjoying the fun of Valentine’s Day, a others will experience the effects of an u...
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Ethanol use is inefficient, immoralFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - With the Iowa primary on the way; the politicians of both parties will be pandering to the people of Iowa. Al Gore have recently released a statement that he and other e...
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Problem is, lawyers are in chargeFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Have you ever wondered who is running (ruining) America? Is it our policy makers? The politicians locally and in Washington? What group of people have the most influence...
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Debt reduction a job for real grown-upsFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Trust columnist Burt Constable to lay it on the line and tell us that we, the American people, are getting more than we are paying for. Maybe our legislators are afraid ...
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Protect marriage for the good of allFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Recently, leaders of some of the largest religious communities in the U.S. came together to express their commitment toward the protection of marriage as the union of on...
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More life-affirming alternatives neededFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Peggy Simonsen takes exception to Rep. Joe Walsh's position on social issues in her Fence Post letter printed in the Feb. 13 edition of the Daily Herald. While she is en...
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Congress, address nuclear safetyFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - It's important for Congress to fully fund nuclear nonproliferation programs that have been successful in keeping Americans safe. Experts agree terrorists obtaining and u...
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Be evenhanded on mosque issueFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to Robert Elliot's Feb. 17 letter, “Here's a solution to mosque debate.” Mr. Elliot stated that we should allow the right to religious freedom t...
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Bomb the Asian carp into submissionFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Why, after what seems to be a decade, are we still reading about our elected officials trying to find funding to curb the threat of Asian and Bighead carp in the Great L...