Park Ridge Opinion
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Don’t make political hay out of shootingJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - In regard to Tim Schmidgall’s Fence Post Jan. 19, please provide your facts regarding your comment of “certain groups have been spreading lies, and hate,” which lead to ...
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Civil War indeed centered on slaveryJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - On Jan. 2, letter writer Steve Quick attempted to say that the Civil War (or, as he probably calls it, The War of Northern Aggression) was not about slavery by using sel...
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Responsibility must attend free speechJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - A few months ago I received via e-mail a collection of very embarrassing photos of first lady Michelle Obama. Everyone knows that even the most glamorous movie star can ...
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Too many barriers hinder aid to HaitiJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - A 1992 graduate of Elk Grove High School, I was proud to read Jamie Sotonoff’s “Elk Grove mom’s ‘little project’ saves thousands in Haiti” (Dec. 19). Now a professor at ...
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Thanks, legislators, for your ‘integrity’Jan 25, 2011 12:00 am - I would like to thank Pat Quinn, Michael Madigan and John Cullerton for their great work in passing a massive tax hike in the middle of the night to save our state from ...
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Too many enjoying a free lunchJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - Recently Vice President Joe Biden put his foot in his mouth, again. This time however, I agreed with him. He stated that “paying taxes was patriotic.” Now at the time he...
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Jeff Engelhardt advocates forgiveness, not death penaltyJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Jeff Engelhardt is an intern in the Daily Herald's Springfield bureau and a graduate student at the University of Illinois-Springfield, enrolled in it...
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Nothing peaceful about barking dogJan 24, 2011 12:00 am - In response to a letter from Mr. Boyle of Des Plaines: These people are all neighbors to one another. A good neighbor is a considerate one and tries not to interfere wit...
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Taking efficiency wherever we find itJan 24, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s renewed suggestion that suburban courthouses be closed on the weekends appears to have been made more in defi...
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Little oversight of abortion centersJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - I read with interest your Jan. 14 story about Muddy Paws shelter where 19 dead dogs were found. The question was asked, “How could this happen here?” To quote, “These ar...