Oak Brook Opinion
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What group would stand for nothing?Jan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to respond to the Dec. 29 Fence Post letter written by Theodore M. Utchen headlined, "Boy Scouts Are About Exclusion." He writes: "I would prefer to teach our yo...
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Vote as if our lives depend on itJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The health care legislation that most Americans do not want is a done deal. The blood is in the water and the Washington sharks are circling to finish off its prey, the ...
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GOP needs true anti-tax candidateJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - As an active Republican voter looking at the candidates for governor in 2010, I was stunned to read recently that both Jim Ryan and Kirk Dillard are open to raising taxe...
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'Hate speech' label another liberal ployJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The Dec. 18 article, "Hate speech tag irks Mount Prospect library patron," is a classic example of how some liberals use the term, "hate speech," to shut down opposing v...
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Pit bulls need to be confinedJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Burt Constable's Dec. 10 column uses the term "lovable pit bull." An oxymoron, indeed. The old saying, "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder," is appropriate here. Perh...
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Boy Scout codes don't discriminateJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America. Along with thousands of other adults, we volunteer our time and effort to make a positive difference in the lives of y...
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Saturday soapbox: Careful what you sayJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Careful what you say: That's right, Bob Frisk is already at work saving material for his Best Sports Quotes column for 2010. This week's 2009 edition was an enjoyable re...
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From dependency back to bondageJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury....
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Candidate, indeed, has cut budgetsJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - In a recent story on the race for District 6, DuPage County Board, candidate Matt Fuesting indicated his belief that the other candidates in the race have no experience ...
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DuPage a nice place because of GOPDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - The way to deal with political corruption is to prosecute the criminals and put them in prison. But, that is not what Bob Peickert, chairman of the Democrat Party in DuP...