Medinah Opinion
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Why not just thank your lucky stars?Jun 03, 2011 12:00 am - I am very disturbed by the remarks of Jordan Aubey, a survivor of the horrific Joplin tornado which took the lives of 132 persons, as reported in the May 26 Daily Herald...
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The SoapboxJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - We’ve got the fireworks: It’s a shame that Chicago will not have a fireworks extravaganza this Fourth of July weekend, but all the more reason for people to find out wha...
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Superintendent letter only scratches surfaceJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Daily Herald published a letter from Dr. Rydland, superintendent of Aurora District 129 (Good way to get rid of bad teachers) concerni...
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Don’t confuse parent, government’s roleJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Your view is a bit misguided when it comes to revealing the probable locations of firearms. The criminals are better strategists than you give them credit for. Read sev...
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Get behind state capital plan, fundingJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Hard working men and women throughout Illinois are struggling because of the economy. I work in the construction industry and I have seen firsthand just how badly the in...
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Small wonder we’re disillusioned with polsJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - The comments from Democrats regarding reapportionment maps that said that “the public had their chance to speak up” and that “comments that were made were taken into con...
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Why you had to go elsewhere for Noah’s quoteJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Now that the topic of personal slurs has died down, I’d like to stir up that hornet’s nest again. Actually, the topic is closer to how we handle racial and cultural slur...
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Enough of the liberal social engineeringJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Just what we need — more liberal social engineering. According to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and Historical Statistics of the U.S., between 1962 a...
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Not right to laud principal’s profanityJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - While no one can be more excited about recent occurrences in the world – what with Osama bin Laden being laid to rest by some brave SEALS – why do we think it is necessa...
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Tornado-proof houses when rebuildingJun 01, 2011 1:00 am - After Joplin’s devastating tornado, which savagely ripped apart conventional housing, leaving block after block of nothing but kindling wood, wouldn’t it make sense to r...