Itasca Opinion
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Stop paying salaries 'til budget balancedMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - As I watch the political bickering going on in Springfield regarding the financial mess in which we find our state, it occurred to me that one of the obvious steps to he...
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Miss the lesson on compound interest?May 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Too bad Robert Melbye was asleep in his high school math class when everyone else was learning about the multiplying effects of compound interest. The money taken from ...
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Let's keep God out of our tragediesMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The May 13 Daily Herald reports that a Libyan airplane carrying 104 people crashed on approaching Tripoli's airport, leaving 103 of the passengers killed, and a 10-year-...
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Thanks for standing tall for citizensMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Dictionary meaning of illegal alien: "Foreigner who enters the U.S. without an entry or immigrant visa, esp. a person who crosses the border by avoiding inspection or wh...
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Click it or Ticket runs May 14-31May 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Wearing your safety belt is the single most effective crash protection available. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2008 the use of saf...
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CareFest 2010 a boon to WDSRAMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently, Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) was on the receiving end of some very special donations. The hardworking and dedicated volunteers from Wh...
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Know it's illegal to be here illegally?May 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The Obama Administration is encouraging protests by withholding the fact that the new Arizona law tracks the Federal law that has been in existence for 23 years, but is ...
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Why we need a dual presidency in U.S.May 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Universities and colleges have presidents who don't do much except fund raise, meet alumnae and represent the school to the community. The board of directors actually ma...
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No thanks to just-say-no CongressMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The latest AARP Bulletin offers an 8-page feature called "What's In It For You?" It analyzes in detail how the new health care legislation will affect those now uninsure...
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Help us, as we help special needs kidsMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Many parents of special needs children and adults have a lot of frustration about what's happening in Springfield, in regards to providing funding for special needs educ...