Hanover Park Opinion
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Muslim defenders should speak outSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Richard Cohen's recent column indicting The Economist for its endorsement of a contemporary biography of Sayyid Qutb highlights the frightening trend in our country in w...
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Foster has empathy for working classSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The Republican Party has abandoned the middle class and has become the party of corporate interest and the very rich. One needs to look no further than the 14th Congress...
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Everyone can help with Honor FlightsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - I write this letter to offer public thanks to the volunteers and donors who make Honor Flight Chicago possible. Thanks to their efforts, my 87-year-old dad, Achille Mar...
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This victim's impact statement a lesson for allSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It's known by the clinical-sounding term: "Victim impact statement." Those words belie the power and raw emotion they carry when they're read in court, usually at senten...
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Social Security fixes quite simpleSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Why is it that everyone continues to state that Social Security is a government program? The federal government has never put one cent into Social Security. It is (or sh...
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Do senators get more 'routine' tests?Sep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I find it curious that Sen. Dick Durbin's recent tumor was found because of a "routine" CT scan on his health checkup. My health care plan does not include a routine CT ...
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Job hunt futile if you don't speak SpanishSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I was laid off six months ago from a company that I worked at for five years. Before that I had a strong resume with lengthy stays at jobs. I am now 50 years old, and m...
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Dismayed by ECC's positionSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Sam MacKinney, in his letter to the editor, said he was "disappointed to see that Elgin Community College believes the taxpayers want them to help 'undocumented students...
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Give credit where credit is dueSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I went out on a recent Sunday and got all four of the Sunday papers as I wanted to read the opinion sections to see how they dealt with the early withdrawal of all comba...
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Create path to legal statusSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The naysayers seem to try to divide and conquer when they have no other option. In a letter published Aug, 28, David White spread his version of negativism by calling up...