Itasca Opinion
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This isn’t why we fund universitiesApr 11, 2012 1:00 am - I am bothered by the many reports that some of our outstanding college basketball players are leaving school after their freshman, sophomore or junior years to enter the...
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Herald’s April 5 editorial page on the markApr 10, 2012 5:23 pm - Telling it like it is or should be. Responding to the April 5 editorial page. I find myself with George Will on the challenge of controlling drugs. I also stand with the...
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Questions remain on Danada complaintApr 10, 2012 4:51 pm - The story regarding the Danada Equestrian Center leaves many unanswered questions. The complaint from the 34 volunteers was placed in November 2011, yet the animals and ...
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Florida residents: Leave your guns at homeApr 10, 2012 4:21 pm - If you live in Florida, do not leave home without it — your gun, that is — for self-defense. Trayvon Martin did, and now he’s dead. Florida legislators believe everyone ...
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Health care is about individual libertyApr 10, 2012 3:56 pm - The issue of health care, known as Obamacare, has now reached the U.S. Supreme Court. It is believed the end result will be decided by early summer. In simple terms, I ...
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Judge Obama on issues, not cost of gasApr 10, 2012 1:00 am - People’s justified irritation over ever-higher gasoline prices should not mean that they throw President Obama under the bus. In all honesty, the president has extremely...
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Buy common sense, not broccoliApr 10, 2012 1:00 am - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia asked a truly bizarre question during oral arguments over Constitutionality of Obamacare. He pondered whether the government ma...
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Sanctity of life issue in Florida shootingApr 10, 2012 1:00 am - How long does an arrest take involving the loss of a life in America? Forget any Stand Your Ground law. A young man is dead and another man shot him. A cop-wannabe pursu...
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A 007 in every neighborhoodApr 10, 2012 1:00 am - The George Zimmerman case seems like it should be easy for Florida police. It’s the “Stand Your Ground” law, not the “Go Out Hunting After the Police Tell You Not To” la...
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Why add nine more Cook judges?Apr 09, 2012 10:07 am - Right now, 272 full circuit court judges in Cook County are in the process of casting secret ballots to select nine new associate judges. The judicial vacancies are abou...