Maple Park Opinion
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John Laesch best leader for the timesJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - I have been reading the Web sites of candidates for the 14th District and thinking how each of them reflects or fails to reflect a response to the clear hunger among ind...
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At times, even conflict can't save a tedious but important storyJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - It was kind of fun to write about the transit controversy for a while. It's not fun anymore. Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois legislature are nothing if not good fo...
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Immigration issue drives Oberweis voteJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - I am voting for Jim Oberweis for the 14th U.S. House District to replace Dennis Hastert in Congress. Oberweis was and still is on the forefront of the illegal immigratio...
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Take Lauzen over Oberweis' low roadJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - I received a postcard from Jim Oberweis' campaign that makes my choice on Feb. 5 much easier. It contains an attack on Chris Lauzen's personal integrity by implying that...
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Laesch represents hope for the 14thJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama's win in the Iowa caucuses showed Americans are ready for deep, progressive change in Washington. The candidate for Congress in the 14th District who will ...
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Laesch good choice in uncertain worldJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - In these trying times, John Laesch, who is running for U.S. Congress in the 14th District, offers us hope. As a former naval intelligence officer in the Middle East, h...
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Now Chicago's richest geezers can ride the bus for freeJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - "My expectation is that the legislature will approve the governor's proposal for free transit rides for millionaires who happen to be over 65." So said Illinois House Sp...
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Fix flaws in videotaping confessionsJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' law requiring the videotaping of all homicide confessions is still young, but it is quickly showing that police departments have much to learn about recording ...
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Series seeks productive actions, not simply another shot at tollwayJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It's easy to disdain the Illinois tollway. Born of the same lie that frequently justifies unpopular government projects -- think local taxes: "Don't worry; this issue do...
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Something doesn't add up this election yearJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Either Hillary Rodham flunked math class at Maine South High School in Park Ridge or she picked up Jethro-style ciphering during her years in Arkansas. How else would yo...