Maple Park Opinion
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Senior volunteers make a differenceApr 20, 2012 9:33 am - The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program has been assisting nonprofit agencies throughout McHenry and Kane counties since 1987 when Senior Services Associates became the...
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GOP hypocrisy reigns supremeApr 20, 2012 9:33 am - If the firestorm of phony outrage from the conservative media following Hillary Rosen’s comment that Mrs. Romney “never worked a day in her life” is any indication, the ...
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Non-profits wise to rely less on governmentApr 20, 2012 5:00 am - In the past few years, with the state's budget in a shambles, its payments to school districts and others in arrears and largely written off, often the last in line to r...
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President can’t control gas pricesApr 15, 2012 5:00 am - Fence Post writer Jack McCabe of Batavia states that President Obama is avoiding the reason for increasing gas prices, which is due a lower U.S. debt rating. He also men...
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Romney a stooge for corporationsApr 15, 2012 5:00 am - Mitt Romney has pledged to repeal health care reform on day one if elected ... a huge blow to all Americans. Here are the guarantees under Obama’s Affordable Care Act: Ÿ...
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The SoapboxApr 14, 2012 1:00 am - Big ray of hope: In a huge suburban sign of economic recovery, developers Dwight and Ruth Yackley are launching a $30 million expansion of their upscale Main Street Prom...
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Why add nine more Cook judges?Apr 09, 2012 10:07 am - Right now, 272 full circuit court judges in Cook County are in the process of casting secret ballots to select nine new associate judges. The judicial vacancies are abou...
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Thanks for your supportApr 08, 2012 5:00 am - On behalf of my entire family, I would like to thank the voters of Kane County Board District 19, who helped us through the March primary. I am both humbled and honored ...
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Vote for Mitt, destroy middle classApr 08, 2012 5:00 am - If you’re thinking about voting for Mitt Romney because you hate Barack Obama, remember that you’ll really return to the George Bush policies that were a huge disaster. ...
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Racial profiling is same as bullyingApr 08, 2012 5:00 am - As the Trayvon Marin case drags on, I wonder how many other young men are being prosecuted because of the color of their skin? How many young people see others crossing ...