Inverness Opinion
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Pundits can’t speak for real peopleJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - I watch the major network and cable news shows listening to their pundits and guests discussing the pros and cons of deficit reduction by increasing revenues through tax...
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Look which party’s hurting middle classJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - The Republicans often accuse the Democrats of conducting class warfare. But I wonder? Which party has proposed cuts that adversely affect only the middle class, the work...
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Why a light charge for Elgin shooter?Jul 24, 2011 5:00 am - I was horrified to read in the Daily Herald July 15 that 57-year-old Donald Rattanavong of Arthur Drive in Elgin had, on July 4, shot an Elgin High School student in the...
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Spending? We have influence problemJul 23, 2011 5:00 am - Someone really needs to tell the Republicans that we don’t have a spending problem, we have an influence problem. Rather than focus on cutting social spending they shoul...
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Lessons in conquering life’s bumpsJul 21, 2011 4:00 am - There is little doubt Sean Stephenson would appreciate Jordan Aubey’s story. And little doubt Aubey would enjoy telling Stephenson’s. Separate stories about the two men ...
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Life and liberty are unalienable rightsJul 21, 2011 3:00 am - I’ve marched in many parades, honoring veterans, serving as a citizen police alumnus and playing my flute in a high school band. I’ve seen children clad in red, white an...
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Show reverence for all types of lifeJul 21, 2011 3:00 am - The atrocious massacre of dozens of deer in Kane County was inhumane, useless and a waste of money. When will humans leave wildlife alone? Millions of creatures have bee...
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Politicians have gotten out of touchJul 21, 2011 3:00 am - Before running for public office candidates should be forced to pass a test on economics and the meaning of the “work illegal” and what the word “promise” means. They gi...
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Do something about bike path threatsJul 21, 2011 3:00 am - The bike path along the Fox River is one of the Elgin area’s greatest assets. Sadly, once one is directly south of the riverboat, one must often run the gantlet through ...
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Raise decency level in movies, on TVJul 19, 2011 2:00 am - When are we going to stop poisoning our society with movies that are violent, have bad language or have drugs and sex in them? The movie, TV and video industries are des...