Maple Park Opinion
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State income tax increase is neededJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The state budget meltdown must be resolved with a substantial increase in revenues or the proposed budget cuts will be unconscionably cruel to hundreds of our vulnerable...
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Geneva school board is out of touchJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in support of the J.D. Graff letter to the editor you printed June 26. The letter claimed the recent action of the Geneva school board in signing a new thre...
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Silent majority silent no longerJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The silent majority can remain silent no longer. We are under attack from all levels of government. The federal government is trying to increase our energy cost in an ef...
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Kirk's support of energy bill foolishJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Republican Mark Kirk voted "yes" recently to the largest tax bill to be forced on American citizens in its history. This bill is erroneously labeled the Waxman/Markey En...
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Exercise your right to be curiousJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama began his tenure in the White House with a promise to make the federal government more transparent. After eight years of opacity, that was welcome news. ...
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Zirk's planned purge no surpriseJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I read, with no surprise, about the situation here in Gilberts regarding our police chief, Mike Joswick. I believe that replacing him would be a real travesty. Unlike ou...
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Obama makes amends for Reagan's gaffeJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The deregulation of The New Deal policies by the Reagan administration ultimately put the American public in its current comprising economic situation. Within the first ...
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Thank you for rememberingJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association, we would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of those who helped organize, participated in o...
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Celebrate today, but play it safeJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - What is the Fourth of July? Why do we celebrate? As most people should know, it is our start as a nation winning our independence after many years of war with Great Brit...
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Cheney has done plenty to harm GOPJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent letter about Dick Cheney by Robert Morgan hit the nail on the head. It brings to mind the saying, "How can we miss you if you don't go away!" Mr. Cheney has ...