Maple Park Opinion
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Silly special election wasted time, moneyMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - I am not a person who votes in primaries and probably should not criticize. But I have to voice my opinion about the 14th U.S. House district. What really made be sick ...
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Young journalists deserve recognitionMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The end of February marks Scholastic Journalism Week, a time set aside each year by the Journalism Education Association for recognizing the efforts of student journalis...
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Writer dead wrong on 14th AmendmentMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Thomas Tawney is dead wrong when he says in his Feb. 25 letter the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to illegal al...
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Foster would not be a rubber stampFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The worst possible thing that could happen to residents of the 14th U.S. House District on March 8 is to end up with another Bush rubber stamp in Washington. For the pa...
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Bill Foster the best choice for CongressFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - In looking at the two candidates running for Congress in the March 8 special election, one thing seems to stand out to me. Jim Oberweis has made a fortune at the expens...
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Based on response, Foster's the best oneFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm neither a Republican nor a Democrat but I'd still like to make an observation about the responsiveness of the 14th District U.S. House candidates. Prior to the prima...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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GOP vote in 14th leaves him agogFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - 14th District Republicans have just voted down a man, Chris Lauzen, who has served us tirelessly with a stellar voting record for the past 15 years. Over him for a seat...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...