Itasca Opinion
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Make that Decatur, not DouglasMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Priscilla Weese, in her Fence Post of March 6, credits Stephen Douglas with defeating the Barbary pirates. Mr. Douglas was involved in many activities, including United ...
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Hastert, Daley friendship gives hopeMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - How refreshing it was to read in the Daily Herald (March 4) that J. Dennis Hastert, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced Mayor Richard Daley a...
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Good riddance to death penaltyMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - This letter is written in agreement with the young lady, Jessica Leighton, who wrote a letter against the death penalty. Years ago, when I was in college, I learned the ...
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Skarr, Birt for COD boardMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board As we have said in this space in the past, we believe the College of DuPage is moving strongly in the right direction. Five candidates are r...
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Helping people who want freedomMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - Fence Post writer Marion Reis thinks the Republicans want to reduce taxes for the super wealthy. Give me the numbers: what income level is super wealthy and how much of ...
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Did she give back her union-won raises?Mar 14, 2011 12:00 am - In Elizabeth Pearson’s March 5 Fence Post letter, she incorrectly accuses teacher unions of spending dues money on political activity. In fact, the preponderance of dues...
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Debate over Bartlett HS’s moment of silenceMar 13, 2011 11:00 pm - I read with some bewilderment Mr. Perlman’s letter on Feb. 2nd. He finds Bartlett High School’s “moment of silence” to be “absolutely disgusting.” His reasoning is that ...
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For Naperville mayor: PradelMar 12, 2011 11:00 pm - The rap on Naperville Mayor George Pradel goes something like this: It’s swell to be a cheerleader when things are going great. But things are less than great these days...
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Candidate’s blog hateful, sexistMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - I am a stay-at-home Glen Ellyn mother of two, an attorney by trade. I try to be an informed and thorough voter and have recently read the candidate profiles for the upco...
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Think of the tanker driver’s lifeMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - I read the article in your newspaper about Bob Skelding, the man whose horse-driven camper was struck from behind on a highway by a tanker truck. Picture this, because t...