Maple Park Opinion
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Vote with head, not your partyJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - I am stumped as to why the people voted for Gov. Quinn and other Democratic lawmakers when all along they knew they were going to raise taxes. Maybe people want to suffe...
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The first rat to go for the cheeseJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - Well, that did not take long. I recently commented to my colleagues at work about how long it would take for the first former state legislator to come out of his hole an...
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Time to end filibusterJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - Our constitution says that each House may determine the rules of its proceedings. The start of every new session is the best time to do this. Rules should be set before ...
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With no options, BP goes to RussiaJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - The giant petroleum corporation BP has not been able to expand in the United States because there is an oil drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico, there is no drilli...
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Nixing death penalty easy way outJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - If the system is broken, they should have worked to fix it. Instead they take the easy way out and will abolish it. Some say being in prison for life is worse then being...
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Federal pensions: One to customerJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - I read with great interest your article on “Record U.S. deficit.” I understand the need for the U.S. to stop its outrageous spending; much on the two wars that continue ...
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Speech can be as dangerous as a gunJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Mr. Constable’s article, “Guns Fail,” no matter what anyone can do to prevent something like the shooting in Tucson from happening it is going to happen. ...
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Courageous vote for tax increaseJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - I am writing this letter in response to the local media holding up lawmakers who voted against an income tax rate increase this week, a measure that was clearly needed, ...
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Shooting in Tucson no great surpriseJan 18, 2011 8:00 am - Concerning the shooting rampage in Arizona: Everyone from the president to Sarah Palin are expressing shock and surprise at this terrible act, which shocks and surprises...
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Tax hike based on fuzzy mathJan 18, 2011 12:00 am - We’ve been told Springfields’s tax hike is temporary. We’ve also been told Springfield will not be cutting spending but this new “cap” allows for annual increases in spe...