Medinah Opinion
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Time for Congress to pass energy billSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - For months now, mainstream media outlets have been feeding the American people conflicting reports about the value of new drilling for oil in the outer-continental ocean...
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Bean, Seals just don't get itSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Little reported was a June 26 vote in the House where 10th District Rep. Mark Kirk and 175 other Republicans blocked a House bill from coming to a vote aimed at preventi...
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Bean mailer misleads votersSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Today I received a mailer from the office of Congresswoman Melissa Bean, sent at taxpayers' expense. In the mailer Congresswoman Bean acknowledges "we need a strategic e...
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Energy and laws of supply, demandSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As the election nears, I'm seeing more of opinions from people like Mr. Larson of Mount Prospect (Fence Post, Aug. 27) who continue to blame Bush, Chaney and McCain for ...
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Lake Park Marching Band says thanksAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of the young men and women of the Lake Park Marching Band its director and staff, I'd like to thank the Lake Park community for its tremendous support of our a...
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Bean not standing up for constituentsAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - As a citizen of Melissa Bean's district it is important that we know what kind of contributions our current representative is accepting from PACs. Campaigning should not...
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Bean a Congressional truantAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Sometimes missing, Melissa Bean: What member of the suburban delegation to the U.S. House has missed the most votes in the 110th Congress? A Soapbox Dart to Barringt...
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Saturday Soapbox: Listen up, parentsAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Dress your kid for school. Check. Pack him or her a nutritious lunch. Check. Make sure they do their homework and say please and thank you. Check. Time for the Parenting...
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Day of Giving great way to battle apathy in troubled timesAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Philanthropy, I'll bet, is on a downswing. People are struggling to pay for a tank of gas, food at the store and other essentials; how can they find money to give to ch...
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Where was endorsement letter?Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Several weeks ago I wrote to the Fencepost with my endorsement for Anita Forte Scott, who is running for state representative in the 56th District. I am disappointed to ...