Pingree Grove Opinion
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Death penalty an effective deterrentFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The Hammurabi Code of ancient Mesopotamia called for a death sentence for all manner of crimes. Why shouldn't it be effective today? The death penalty could be the only ...
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Stop using private armiesFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - A national coalition of groups opposed to Blackwater, now called Xe, have called on Congress to investigate the U.S. Justice Department's handling of the criminal case a...
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Point missed on Super Bowl adFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - This is in response to Susan Estrich's Jan. 29 article about the Focus On The Family's Super Bowl ad featuring Pam and Tim Tebow. She misses the point. This ad has every...
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Be a good neighbor; shovel your walkFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently, while driving south on McLean Boulevard in Elgin, I was forced to brake and swerve into the left lane near the intersection of McLean and Larkin. The reason? A...
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Good timing on health storiesFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to thank the folks at The Daily Herald for two different articles. Several months ago, I read an article in the weekend magazine that listed symptoms of ovarian c...
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Roads construction good for economyFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - With the widespread disrepair of America's infrastructure and continuing economic challenges, I strongly urge you to provide badly needed investments in the U.S. transpo...
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Court ruling ignored protocolFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - The "conservative" majority of the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a federal election statute limiting the extent to which corporations and unions can spen...
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Theory on source of global warmingFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Eureka!, I say, much like Archimedes said when he discovered the principle of buoyancy. I have discovered the main source of mankind's contribution to global warming. Ac...
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Global warming column is sillyFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The Jan. 15 column by Cal Thomas on the issue of climate change was just plain silly. He begins his column by noting the difference between "weather," which deals with t...
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Your generosity will help others to readFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - We want to extend our thanks to Barnes & Noble at Geneva Commons and their customers for donating more than 4,000 children's books to Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley duri...