Oak Brook Opinion
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Happy about tax-free pensions?Feb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - If you're not yet upset about the 2 percent state tax hike, here's something to add fuel to the flames. Did you know pensions are not taxable by the state of Illinois? S...
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Just a fluoride- industry sales pitchFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - I was disappointed to read this article which so boldly conjectured that fluoride should be used in bottled water. This is nothing but a fluoride industry sales pitch. I...
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Stop the excuses, pay pension fundFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Some facts about the “lavish” pensions those evil public workers receive: In Illinois, I, along with all contractual employees, contributed up to 9 percent of my salary ...
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One thing never mentioned: The gunFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - The helicopter rotos are deafening. The spin is on to relieve the right of any culpability for the Tucson incident. Mental illness, which we ignore; remember Ronnie ...
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Left's outrage aims to bolster its agendaFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - I get tired reading Walt Zlotow's opinions that are nothing more than party line hypocrisy. Talk about a one-trick pony. Doesn't he realize that politics has been riddle...
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Why insist this 'right' continue?Feb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - On a recent weekend when thousands of young people marched in our nation's capital to protest abortion and witness to the sanctity of human life, President Obama marked ...
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Atta and cohorts weren't irrationalFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - According to Mr. Jarad's definition of terrorism (Jan. 20 Fence Post), the media uses ”terrorist” only for those who profess faith in Islam, a holy religion of God. Furt...
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Protect us from foreclosure vandalsJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Protect us from foreclosure vandals It is no secret that our country has a massive home foreclosure rate, but who would have predicted that it would also have happe...
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Don’t need federal education departmentJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - The issue of cutting the federal budget down to size will be intensifying in the next several weeks. The question of where to cut is a legitimate one and there are many ...
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Edgar left office with money in the bankJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - This is in response to a letter from a disgruntled ex-state employee that criticized former Gov. Jim Edgar and me (Edgar’s former chief of staff). Generally, Mr. Edgar i...