Lisle Opinion
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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...
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COD-faculty dispute takes on a life of its ownApr 08, 2012 5:00 am - Early this year, I relayed the story of how I suggested to group of suburban school superintendents many years ago that contract talks between the administration and fac...
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Hard to figure non-support for NewtApr 08, 2012 1:00 am - I am surprised that voters are not embracing Newt Gingrich as the most qualified to lead our country in the right direction. He has valuable experience in the Congress a...
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Forest district right on Belleau WoodsApr 08, 2012 1:00 am - Forest district right on Belleau Woods The request by St. Francis High School to use portions of Belleau Woods for athletic fields and parking lots is totally inapp...
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Reps’ widely varying views of ObamacareApr 08, 2012 1:00 am - A friend from California forwarded an email from his U.S. Congresswoman, Anna Eshoo. A day later, I received a newsletter from my U.S. Congressman, Peter Roskam. The sub...
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The SoapboxApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - Creative solution: It might have been tempting in the throes of budget cuts for Indian Prairie Unit District 204 to just scuttle its middle school soccer program. Instea...