Medinah Opinion
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Whose country is Walsh fighting for?Oct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - “I feel like I'm losing my country,” says the brochure I am handed at a recent parade. They are the words of Joe Walsh, who is running for Congress. I'm looking for the ...
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Bean's reckless votes are hard to live withOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - My employer has just notified me that my health insurance premium will increase by 41 percent next year. My employer tells me the increases are due to mandates implement...
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No embarrassment on this endorsementOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Bek Soen has published two letters to the editor signed simply as a resident of Itasca. But there's more that you should know before taking Ms. Soen's word as “just a lo...
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No. 1 goal: Fix state budget crisisOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Sandy Pihos is serving as state representative, 42nd District, and has provided outstanding public service to constituents in Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lisle a...
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Ramey, Millner should keep seatsOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - While throwing out all of the politicians would be easy, it would not be prudent. Let's remember that it is important to look at their accomplishments before we simply t...
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Short memory about Henry Hyde?Oct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom praises late Congressman Henry Hyde as a great example of what a public servant should be. Recognition is to be further de...
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Is it only about election, or something more?Oct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - After reading Ryan Higgins' resume on his website, I had the feeling that the only things missing were a robe, staff, sandals and a body of water to walk on. What his we...
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COD idea's good, but timing isn'tOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage seeks to borrow $168 million to seed nearly $415 million in construction on the Glen Ellyn campus. It's an attractive idea, from an institution tha...
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A vote for Bean is a vote for fiscal senseOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Let me get this straight. The ultimate in “fiscal conservatism” is not to pay your taxes, your mortgage, your car insurance. You allow other, more civic-minded citizens ...
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Obama admires all but AmericaOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Some of us remember two years ago, when candidate Barack Obama told the adoring crowd of 200,000 in Berlin that “I am a citizen of the world.” In Cairo, Egypt Obama apol...