Hanover Park Opinion
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True patriotism lacking at the topJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I recently asked two of my grandsons, ages 8 and 5, if they knew the Pledge of Allegiance. They promptly stood up, took off their baseball caps, placed their right hands...
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No proof of Navistar allegations, just sensational liesJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Do you ever wonder which local corporations step up to the plate and sponsor all those wonderful summer festivals we enjoy? Since April, there is a Warrenville-based com...
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When religion confronts zoningJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Property rights and religion rarely find their way into a sentence spoken with a smile. The two concepts usually don't get along well. As we've seen time and again in th...
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Construction workers on strike get back to workJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - To the striking construction workers: you've got a job, you get a paycheck. Get a life. William Peterson Elgin ...
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School energy pact a true win-winJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to express my appreciation for state Rep. Fred Crespo's efforts in passing the new School District Intergovernmental Cooperation Renewable Energy Act. The bill, s...
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Accept differences in all peopleJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - In his recent letter, James Finnegan claims the "homosexual" pride parade sends the wrong message. Did he ever stop and think that his letter sends the wrong message? Ac...
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Kirk smart about finance reform billJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Another bill of 2000-plus pages was brought to the U.S. House floor again - HR 4273, the financial regulation bill. I wonder how many hours the members had to study it b...
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Federal meddling harms businessesJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - It is a very interesting observation from a historical point of view that history repeats itself. Let us examine the last Depression. Few of us are left who lived during...
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Kudos for 'driving on dime' packageJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald deserves a Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism for its "Driving on Ur Dime" reporting. What is more amazing than the facts themselves is how ca...
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Stimulus package has failed to deliverJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - With the Operating Engineers Local 150 on strike it's time to declare the Obama's Stimulus package a failure, if not an outright fraud. Operating engineers are the back...