Marengo Opinion
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Kirk election halts tax-and-spend trainOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois has a chance to slow down the Obama political express by voting twice for Mark Kirk on Election Day. The U.S. Supreme Court has placed the Roland Burris seat on...
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Change leadership in SpringfieldOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I had to laugh when I read Robert Kaempfe's Daily Herald questionnaire answers. He said new state representatives need to be elected to end the gridlock in Springfield. ...
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Bianchi should ignore pressuresOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Only the naive would think the hyperbolical indictment of Lou Bianchi was not motivated by his political enemies. Published calls for him to step aside reaffirm the pres...
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Look at how can we help urban poorOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - After a decade of downturn, and for the past three years the worst recession since the Great Depression, the news about skyrocketing suburban poverty this week shouldn't...
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Elect Kirk, stop higher taxesOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The country's deficit is ballooning out of control, and some politicians in Washington have a plan to fix it without raising income taxes: a value-added tax (VAT) that D...
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Graham has experience for benchOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I support Gordon E. Graham for Circuit Court Judge in McHenry County. Judge Graham's opponent's only experience is with intellectual property law cases in courtrooms far...
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Gaulrapp represents solutions, not angerOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Political rhetoric flying across the airwaves is bizarre and disconcerting. Yet, complicated issues need attention. We need to find ways past lies and scary language. Co...
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Not Rauschenberger's seat to reclaimSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I strongly object to the wording in Kerry Lester's article, in the Sept. 23 issue, about Steve Rauschenberger. Lester refers to Rauschenberger's bid to, "reclaim his old...
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Delve deeper into Wrigleyville bomberSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding the plot to bomb Wrigleyville by Lebanese citizen Sami Samir Hassoun, am I the only person with questions? None of the news accounts since the attempted attack...
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Vote GOP - or notSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Six reasons you should vote Republican (or not). Republicans are wise businessmen. They realized their companies could make more money by buying and selling goods bought...