Itasca Opinion
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On Obama charity, business tax ratesMay 04, 2012 1:00 am - I just have to respond to two letters that were published on April 24 by Priscilla Weese and Mark Van Zeelt. Ms. Weese states that President Obama gave 1 percent of his ...
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Pension system critics research flawedMay 03, 2012 11:07 am - The Civic Federation and the Better Government Association, in their quest to reduce or destroy public pensions, have been selectively choosing facts to give a misleadin...
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Writer misled about Obama’s charityMay 03, 2012 1:00 am - Priscilla Weese made statements in an April 24 letter to the editor that conservatives are better at giving that are not true. Either she is terrible at math or she want...
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Romney gave more to church than nationMay 03, 2012 1:00 am - It’s always amusing when Priscilla Weese writes a letter to the editor. You know it will have a Republican and “Christian” bias, but you never know what fantastic assert...
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Stop mandatory pension contributionsMay 02, 2012 4:44 pm - There were several “worst” things that we the people let happen to our country. One of these was pension funds. They are totally un-American. We are giving a percentage ...
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Students getting raw deal on loansMay 02, 2012 4:10 pm - Predatory student loans are grossly unfair to the college youth of America. Bankruptcy laws are not offered to students with loan debts, but are offered to other debtor...
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Worry about future of ObamacareMay 02, 2012 2:55 pm - There was a piece in the financial pages recently that mentioned how the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a sexual discrimination lawsuit last year against Wal-Mart involvin...
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Yell about Quinn’s pension schemeMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - In discussing his pension overhaul on April 21, 2012, Gov. Quinn proclaimed he didn’t create the problem, but he is here to solve it. Apparently, Gov. Quinn chooses to i...
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Buck bounces back to BushMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - “Blame George W.” How many times have we heard this from the White House during the past three years? However, the most recent occurrence tops them all. It came in respo...
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Walsh nothing but a one-trick ponyMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - So Joe Walsh says he was never a deadbeat Dad. Gee, kind of hard to believe since his ex-wife had to sue in court to get him to pay. Seems the fact that he lent his camp...