Hanover Park Opinion
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Reason for Foster to be out of touchDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - I believe that Greg Guckenberger's anger in not being able to e-mail Congressman Foster may be directed at the wrong person. I read in the paper and saw on TV that all c...
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Fence Post writer didn't speak for meDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Thanks for printing the letter from Mr. Guckenberger of Batavia. It makes readers aware of the lack of respect for our leaders and downright hatefulness which sometimes ...
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Moderate voters must speak outDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Politics has been called the art of compromise. But in the past decade or so, the mindset in Congress increasingly has become one of “us versus them.” Republicans have ...
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Did he also captain the PT-109?Dec 29, 2010 7:00 am - State Sen. Michael Noland recently gave a speech in support of gay rights. The Sun-Times reported that his speech was obviously plagiarizing John F. Kennedy. Who are the...
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Red-light cameras all about the moneyDec 29, 2010 12:00 am - Some lawmaker has mentioned easing up on issuing citations for the violation of making a right turn on red. He cited the fact it doesn't pose a traffic safety problem. B...
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Tobin unfair to teachersDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - As a retired Illinois teacher, I feel compelled to respond to an article that appeared on the front page of the Dec. 17 edition of the Daily Herald. The article was abou...
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Forgiveness needed in the worldDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - There is a hugely catchy tune in the musical Cabaret called, “Money Makes the World Go Around.” Yes, catchy, but surely ironic since the whole musical is a reflection of...
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Problem is government, not the richDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Twice in Mr. R. Kent Kirkwood's letter (Super rich could get by on less, Dec. 18), he uses the phrase “This is all you need to know” when referring to what he sees as th...
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Where's Robin Hood when he's needed?Dec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - With the intensified emphasis on class warfare the Obama administration has chosen for its divide-and-conquer agenda, we hear more and more about Robin Hood. Take from t...
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Gas, sales taxes hurt the poor mostDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm curious: If Democrats are so concerned with helping the poor, as they claim, why do they support high taxes on gasoline and other merchandise in Chicago and Cook Cou...