Itasca Opinion
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A great idea from our correspondent in AfghanistanNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - It was a tongue-in-cheek exchange among members of our editorial board. One suggested an editorial on the topic of veterans to run Thursday, Veterans Day. But he lacked ...
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Abortion protesters not wasting timeNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Arriving home after praying outside a Downers Grove abortion facility on Saturday morning, Nov. 6, I sat down and read the Fence Post letter's headline, “Abortion protes...
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Favoring rapists over victimsNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - For the past seven years I have dedicated my time to working at the YWCA Patterson and McDaniel Family Center in Glendale Heights, which serves survivors of sexual viole...
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Don't be Scrooge on Christmas, CongressNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - I read that the Republicans want the government to pay for extending unemployment benefits to the tune of $6 billion a month. That is $72 billion per year. This happens ...
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Another source of Catholic push-backNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - The Nov. 7 article on Catholic rage identifies a number of areas where Catholics are pushing back against the Catholic Church establishment. A lesser-known point of resi...
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Identical facts, different perspectivesNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - At 10:47 a.m. Tuesday, we received a copy of a message from Joe Walsh to his supporters in which the McHenry Republican says “we remain absolutely confident in our victo...
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'None of the above' option needed hereNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - On Election Day, 16,174 Nevadans voted for no one. Yes, they voted, they were just given the opportunity to vote for “none of these candidates,” and they did. These vote...
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Ordinary taxpayers don't stand a chanceNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - We don't need “experts” to tell us why tax hike ballot questions passed (Daily Herald, Nov. 7). Follow the money. Tax and bond referenda are an integral part of Illinois...
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Dinner for vets much appreciatedNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - I'd like to give a heartfelt thank you to McCormick & Schmick's restaurants for serving free lunches and dinners to veterans on Sunday, Nov. 7. I met a fellow vet/friend...
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Electorate votes nation into the fireNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The suffering, but impatient and ill- and mis-informed American electorate of famously short memory has voted this nation from the frying pan into the fire. Mary F. Warr...