Maple Park Opinion
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Compromise not a bad word on debtJul 28, 2011 7:00 pm - As if the complexities of the debt ceiling debate were not confounding enough by themselves, political debate over the issue has become so steeped in vitriol and bluster...
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‘Legal’ fake pot doesn’t mean it’s safeJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Monday’s front-page picture of a car that plowed into a house in Aurora is stunning enough. The young man’s photo above it makes it tragic. Max Dobner had left his home...
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Saving energy takes patienceJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - One of Al Gore’s recent statements hits the nail on the head: “Climate change is not your fault, but it is our problem.” We have raised the average temperature of the ea...
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Corn for food; hemp for fuelJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Thomas Jefferson said that hemp was vital to the future of the nation. Lobbying by DuPont and Hearst newspapers resulted in the ban on hemp growth. Hemp for making ethan...
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Haboob stirs up Anti-Arabic sentimentJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - It seems that some residents of Arizona are having some difficulty with the recent sandstorms in that state. Actually not with the storms themselves, but with the name “...
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Give riders better warning for trainsJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - At 12:37 p.m. July 10, Metra failed to notify waiting passengers of the Union Pacific West Line from Elburn to Chicago to board the train. The scroll message board only ...
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Hughes has been a Sugar Grove leaderJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - The Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce & Industry was saddened to learn of the dismissal of Sugar Grove Library Director Beverly Holmes Hughes on July 14. Beverly, as an el...
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Nothing fair about ‘fair trade’ pactsJul 27, 2011 5:00 am - Proposed “fair” trade agreements with Panama, South Korea and Colombia are an extension of NAFTA, which already has cost the U.S. millions of jobs. Why do you think corp...
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Video gambling will be boon for townsJul 26, 2011 5:00 am - The Daily Herald’s recent editorial and news coverage on gaming failed to acknowledge the benefits of video gaming for Illinois, including how it will bring significant ...
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Moms teach lessons of perseverance in face of tragedyJul 26, 2011 5:00 am - The loss of a child is devastating, unimaginable. And if the death is violent, or senseless, it is that much harder to comprehend. One way some suburban mothers are deal...