Itasca Opinion
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Many involved in this personal decisionFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - I feel I must rebut a recent letter entitled “More unneeded regulation?” by Tom Kupferer. In the first place, the proposed legislation is less restrictive, not more. It...
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Obama must force Israel to stand downFeb 09, 2012 4:00 am - Most media reports indicate an Israeli war against Iran, possibly as early as spring. Israel has determined there is room for only one major power in the Middle East and...
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Obama birthplace issue getting oldFeb 09, 2012 4:00 am - In a recent letter to the editor, the author was quite upset with your newspaper’s role to “engage the public in an ongoing debate over the way we all are governed.” One...
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Pension shift a Springfield shell gameFeb 09, 2012 4:00 am - On Jan. 30, the Daily Herald reported that Governor Quinn, House Speaker Madigan and Senate President Cullerton now want schools and universities to help pay for their e...
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Brownfield deserves vote in 23rd SenateFeb 08, 2012 5:00 am - It goes without saying that our civic society is broken. Our politics, which defined as the work of the people, is anything but. We can begin to move our state back to s...
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Congrats to Fortner on special rec awardFeb 08, 2012 4:00 am - We would like to congratulate State Rep. Mike Fortner on being awarded the Association of Park Districts’ 2011 Outstanding Legislator of the Year Award. Rep. Fortner was...
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Guidelines for pension reformFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - I believe most people would understand that something must be done to reform the pension system in Illinois. However, there are some issues that must be considered in th...
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Let’s call a terrorist a terroristFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - We have all heard our president tell us how much the Islams contributed to the good of the world. How is it then that the Islamic population of the world with over 1 bil...
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Not too late for smart meter voteFeb 05, 2012 5:05 am - Three councilmen who will go unmentioned can get excited about how chickens roam, reside and shelter on some guy’s property because a few neighbors complained about the ...
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Coverage woefully lacking on key storiesFeb 05, 2012 5:05 am - In the Jan. 29 “Our View,” you say you have “an important role to play in informing the public and in exposing problems and wrongdoing” and that you “have a weighty resp...