Hanover Park Opinion
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Work with Obama to get things doneFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to implore our elected representatives to take a long look at what they are doing to our political system. Having watched the State of the Union and the Rep...
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Pols must be honest about income taxesFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I am tired of hearing the "no new taxes" pledge or that lowering state taxes in Illinois will encourage more jobs. Cutting income taxes on businesses even 50 percent wil...
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Illinois needs open primariesFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - This last election was a joke with less than 25 percent of eligible voters taking the time to vote. The voters are turned off and who can blame them! Here in Illinois we...
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Guy who 'gets it' says we have ourselves to blameFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - It's not every day a reporter walks into my office with high praise for a just-interviewed source. Something close to that occurred after staff writer Jake Griffin talke...
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Dems should quit looking behindFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - With the historic vote in Massachusetts, the vote appealed to those who have been saying, "I told you so; what did you expect? He came from the Chicago/Illinois politica...
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Disillusioned? Step up and get involvedFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - When I read about people not voting because of apathy and dissatisfaction, I have two words: get involved. Other than voting, I had never been involved in an election. A...
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Court ruling ignored protocolFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - The "conservative" majority of the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a federal election statute limiting the extent to which corporations and unions can spen...
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Speech-writing jobs have been createdFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Yes, Virginia, our president is creating lots of jobs. Since his inauguration, dozens of speech-writing positions have been filled at the White House. Acolytes and profe...
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Welcome the senator from WalmartFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - On C-SPAN sometime in the near future: "The chair recognizes the senator from Walmart." "Thank you, Madam Chairman, I would like to yield my five minutes to my distingu...
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Refuse to answer question about raceFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The census is coming! The census is coming! In a few short weeks the decennial statistical abstract of our country will be attempted once again. Now is your chance to st...