Maple Park Opinion
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Farnham is in touch with constituentsAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - I want to recognize State Rep. Keith Farnham for doing the right thing and voting to cut his own pay. Too often legislators are involved with only themselves, removed fr...
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No curtain call for debt ceiling charadeAug 03, 2011 3:00 am - It is high time alert citizens close the curtain of falsely dichotomous political theater with respect to the fire alarm gimmick known as the federal “debt ceiling.” Bot...
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Put down your cell; watch for workersAug 03, 2011 3:00 am - Welcome to the construction season in a town near you. During the summer months bridges and roads are being repaired or replaced, the parkway grass and trees are getting...
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Who will save planet if not us?Aug 03, 2011 3:00 am - I am a Columbia College Chicago student and like many students my age I see solutions to the urgent climate crisis being pushed aside by our politicians and media in fav...
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Enough intransigence from tea partyAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - Where did the tea party members of Congress ever get the notion that the citizens of this nation were willing to walk off an economic cliff to support their intransigent...
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Hemp, solar, wind won’t solve problemAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - It’s difficult to tell whether opinions recently expressed in Fence Post about climate change and energy are due to a lack of knowledge or bad logic. First, with respect...
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Writers made good points on ecologyJul 31, 2011 1:00 am - Two Fence Post letters included in one day impressed me and can help to show us that it is imperative to learn many easy ways that point to a livable future. Perhaps we ...
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What would John Adams say?Jul 31, 2011 1:00 am - Each day that passes takes us farther away from America’s founding, and the wisdom of those who gave us this nation. Sadly, as this length of time increases, our fervor ...
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Speed tables can’t replace crossing guardsJul 29, 2011 3:00 am - It will never cease to amaze me how things can get so messed up when a government agency gets involved in things. The nonthinking Carpentersville trustees who laid off f...
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I’ll pay more if all pay somethingJul 29, 2011 3:00 am - Froma Harrop wrote a piece recently that stated: “Poll after poll, the American people want higher taxes.” She stated this included Republicans by half. She must know — ...