Inverness Opinion
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Time won’t vindicate ObamaNov 03, 2011 5:00 am - I’ve read that President Obama has reportedly threatened to campaign against a “do nothing” Congress. Hah! To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen: Barack Obama, you’re no Harry Tru...
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Remember GOP’s politics next electionNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - According to the Federal Reserve, companies are holding more than $2 trillion in cash as of the end of June, up $88 billion from the end of March. Private companies are ...
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State’s action a little too lateNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - I don’t understand how the state can be broke when I and others pay our bills on time — property taxes, state income tax, sales tax. I also don’t understand how this pro...
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Target war spending to balance budgetNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - Cutting over $1 trillion should not be done to the programs that help the sickest, the oldest and youngest in our country. Cut the largest section of discretionary spend...
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Headline didn’t reflect realityNov 01, 2011 6:00 am - In the recent past, I have read the articles in the upper right hand corner of Page 2 of the first section of the Daily Herald with interest. The headline, “GOP senators...
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Don’t let Dist. 300 students downNov 01, 2011 6:00 am - The Sears EDA tax break would be devastating to our district for many reasons you have probably heard of. The people that would suffer the most are our students. Their v...
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Candidates need you to sign petitionsOct 31, 2011 5:00 am - For Illinois residents, Sept. 6 — the first day political candidates begin circulating petitions — marked the start of the 2012 campaign season. Candidates will be knock...
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Target distracted driving among teensOct 31, 2011 5:00 am - Oct. 16-22 marked National Teen Safe Driving Week. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 5,474 people were killed on U.S. roadways and an estimated 448,000...
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Find ways to reward the generousOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - Greed, in our world culture, affects and infects us both passively and actively. Greed is the primary cause of war, abortion, murder motivated by prejudice, and it is es...
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Most investors don’t get rich on stocksOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - This is in response to David Hrdlicka’s Sept. 28 letter concerning “wealthy people living off the fat of the land” when paying only 15 percent capital gains tax. Where d...