Maple Park Opinion
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Teachers get a better dealNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to Dave Urbanek of the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois, I, and I am sure that most all workers in the state of Illinois, would gladly contribute an ex...
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How will Obama respond to Kim?Nov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald headline story Nov. 24, “Tough Korea Choice,” from The Washington Post discusses the quandary over how to respond to the most recent provocation by the ...
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Obama has done plentyNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Mr. Chuck Barr of St. Charles recently wrote a Fence Post letter headlined “Obama has done nothing so far.” Let's see, in two years President Obama has saved the U.S. au...
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Hospitals a boon to Kane CountyNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - If we heard one thing loud and clear on Nov. 2, it was that the economy trumps all else. Recovery of jobs, improving the economy these are the concerns that voters took...
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Show compassion to immigrantsNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Immigration is one of the central issues facing our society today, generating strong reactions in the public square. As Christians from the Church of the Brethren, we be...
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Paycheck Fairness Act a smoke screenNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - The Paycheck Fairness Act is another classic example of twisting misleading statistics in an effort to grow government. Baruch College Professor of Economics June E. O'N...
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No wonder people mistrust governmentNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - I just want to comment on the $20 million Batavia Recreation Center initiative that failed miserably. In the Nov. 3 Daily Herald, Batavia Park District President Patrick...
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Curbing Chicago Street siege needs Olympian effortNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - As President Barack Obama was smarting from a dozen stitches after an errant basketball elbow to the mouth, there was a real foul being committed here on the home front....
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Glad Hurlbut opposes miningNov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - I congratulate my opponent for a Kane County Board seat, Cathy Hurlbut, and wish her well during the next two years. I was particularly pleased to see she has declared h...
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Vendors, patrons make it happenNov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - The 12th Dundee Township Visitor's Center Pumpkin Contest was held Saturday, Oct. 30. A 140-pound giant entered by Blake Brewer of East Dundee took top honors in the lar...