Itasca Opinion
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Fill parades with fun, not politiciansAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In his response to my letter about the Wheaton parade, Dave Diersen not only misses my point, but also reaffirms my assertion that the GOP is patting itself on the back ...
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PFLAG not affiliated with political partyAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm writing in response to an opinion letter printed Aug. 1, concerning participation of the two main political parties in Wheaton's 4th of July parade in the hopes of c...
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Hard times nonetheless evoke volunteer spiritAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Hard to believe it was more than a year ago when we were deep in the throes of writing stories about how the lousy economy was causing this hardship and that woe. The sp...
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Why destroy system that works for most?Aug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I hope you realize the 44 million people without health care insurance include 22 million illegal immigrants. There were several amendments offered to take illegals out ...
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Will airports buy carbon credits?Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Congress is wrestling with a new environmental plan to save our planet. I can't tell how comfortable that makes me. The fact that it is being discussed at the Congressio...
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Peickert probe of paper route next?Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - In his last letter, DuPage Democrat Party Chairman Bob Peickert exhibited all the reasons why voters dislike politics and politicians. Voters hate personal attacks and m...
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Wheaton Band Festival a team effortAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - We appreciate the coverage that the Daily Herald gave to our 10th annual Wheaton Band Festival in July. The items in "Mark Your Calendar" and "Out and About" and Robert ...
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Buy a car? Congrats, you're richAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - We still so often hear about Bush's famed "tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans." I'm wondering why I'm not hearing anything so far about Obama's tax cut for the wealth...
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Town hall by phone sounds like a cop-outAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - I called 14th District Congressman Bill Foster's office recently to ask when he might be having town hall meetings during the August recess. I was told that they could n...
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Hard to see dispute over health careAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Being from a country where public health care was established after World War II, I find it very hard to understand why this option is such a point of dispute in this co...