Inverness Opinion
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Accept Obama’s apology on Quran burningMar 19, 2012 6:22 am - The incident of five American soldiers burning the Holy Quran in Afghanistan was deplorable, but still does not justify killing of U.S. soldiers. As a Muslim-American wh...
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Higher standards for MPG will pay offMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - If you are fuming about having to shell out your hard-earned cash for Memorial Day gas prices in March, you are not alone. The hard truth: Prices at the pump are not get...
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It’s not about hate, it’s about controlMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - Kathleen Parker said in her column of March 5 that Rush Limbaugh may “have given his ‘feminazis’ justification for their claims that conservatives hate women.” I don’t t...
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Civic education vital for our youthMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - In Jim Slusher’s “Voting is ‘Plan Only,’ and we have duty to help,” he quotes a reader who says the “solution (to problems in local government) is greater citizen involv...
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Bar associations rate candidates for judgeMar 18, 2012 10:00 pm - The judicial contests Cook County voters will decide March 20 include races for the 1st District Illinois Supreme Court, for six vacancies in the 1st District appellate ...
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Harsh words spewed from both right, leftMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - The recent letter by Chris Peterson blasting Rush Limbaugh can be unevenly matched with multiple left-leaning personalities who are far less successful than Mr. Limbaugh...
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Please, candidates, stop the phone callsMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - To all political parties and their various candidates: While I recognize that you, very cynically, have exempted yourselves from the provisions of the “Do Not Call” legi...
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So sad we can’t help each other anymoreMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - I’ve been reading about the case of Rodney Peterson, who offered two girls a ride in a snowstorm. Apparently, being a good Samaritan is now a crime. A lot of church past...
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Religious doesn’t necessarily mean uprightMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - As I recall, Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared his entering into the Republican primaries because “God told him to.” I am tired of all those who wear God on their sleeves a...
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Get handle on gas prices nowMar 16, 2012 9:28 pm - Some would argue that the gas and oil industry needs more control and regulation from our federal government in order to get a handle on erratic gas and diesel fuel pric...