Itasca Opinion
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Think twice before banning boxesJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Collection boxes for the poor have been around for decades. Man-sized receptacles for old shoes and coats and books mostly, a place to drop off what you no longer need a...
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Don’t call these things ‘entitlements’Jan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Social Security and Medicare should be called “earned benefits“ not “entitlement“ programs. Working people pay them from payroll contributions. The word “entitlement” ma...
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Obama runs over ConstitutionJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Last week, President Obama again evidenced his apparent belief that the Constitution no longer matters; or is it that he is somehow above it? It would seem he believes i...
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Finally, some details on teacher negotiationsJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - A long time ago, early in my career as an editor, perhaps I was a little naive. So, when speaking to a group of school administrators, I caused some rolling eyeballs, ma...
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All sorts of problems with Newt GingrichJan 13, 2012 4:00 am - Newt Gingrich is not the leader I want; he flip flops way too much. According to FactCheck.org, he has flipped flopped on such issues as Libya, cap and trade, Paul Ryan’...
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Why GOP outrage on wealth redistribution?Jan 13, 2012 4:00 am - Republicans decry alleged attempts by Democrats to redistribute wealth, presumably downward. What they are blind to is that they have been acting at every opportunity si...
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A riff on Walsh’s Christmas greetingJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - I just read Kerry Lester’s article about Joe Walsh petitioning Congress to allow legislators to send Christmas or Hanukkah wishes to constituents using tax dollars. Wow,...
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Convert Chicago libraries to casinos?Jan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Now that Rahm Emanuel has determined that he wants to reduce library hours and actually eliminate some library buildings, and at the same time he has bought into the the...
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Glenbard West comes through againJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Once again, the Glenbard West High School community came through. Because of their generosity, all 90 English Language Learners received a brand new beautiful Glenbard W...
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County pond causes Medinah problemsJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - A comment on floodwater in unincorporated Medinah, a half-mile south of Irving Park Road on the west side of Medinah Road. DuPage County has created a detention pond on ...