Mettawa Opinion
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State problems bigger than spillSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - We are bombarded by huge numbers from the media every day, and it's very easy to loose perspective. About 200 million gallons of oil was released in the BP accident. As...
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Dold doesn't hold candle to SealsAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Was Dold's campaign "exposed" within the 8/15 article, "Post Comments On-Line?" Not really. Every campaign wants to get the word out as cheap and easy as possible. In D...
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Embrace technology warily in schoolsAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Remember feeling embarrassed to see your teacher outside of school, when you dodged to another aisle in the store to avoid an awkward conversation? From a teen perspecti...
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A pervasive politics of small deceitsAug 14, 2010 11:00 pm - As we all sometimes do, Kelly Klopp misdirected an e-mail recently. She is the communications director for Robert Dold, the Republican candidate for Congress in the 10th...
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New-media users have friend in SealsAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I was excited to see a Dan Seals tweet that he was attending the Netroots Nation Convention in Las Vegas recently. Netroots is an important voice in American politics th...
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Small-business man Dold will bring sense to WashingtonAug 07, 2010 11:00 pm - I am supporting small-business man Robert Dold for Illinois' 10th Congressional District. With private sector experience, Robert Dold will bring common sense solutions t...
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Soapbox: Quinn's swagger and the real cost of the discountJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Taking too much credit: Gov. Pat Quinn is bragging daily about new laws he's signing, as if he alone made them a reality. After Quinn failed to persuade the legis...
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A start, but only that, on opennessJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - No one expected that a new law requiring more openness in government would by itself suddenly spur officials to get religion about what the "public" in public documents ...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Many mouths to feed: The good news is that the Northern Illinois Food Bank has found a larger facility, in Geneva, from which to distribute food in 13 counties. T...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Be ready for emergencies: Unprepared for power outages of the past week? The federal government says we all should be equipped to go it alone for three days, with emerge...