Pingree Grove Opinion
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Take care of the homefront firstMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - Fence Post recently had a letter from Mr. Darst that to balance the budget would require cuts in military spending, changes in Social Security and Medicare and some gove...
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True win-win involves kidsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing briefly to answer your question in this past Saturday’s Soapbox, “Win-win for Kane-DuPage:” Kane County says its housing of DuPage County’s juvenile offende...
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Right hand? Meet left handMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I was wondering if the staff who wrote the editorial Monday, April 30, entitled “Murphy’s bid to check union influence” were aware that the lead front page story would b...
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Benefits of the Dodd-Frank ActMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - I have heard complaints from financial people on Wall Street and many politicians about how difficult it is to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act. As an investor, I am delig...
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Huntley High coaches mean so muchMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - Our five children have been three-season athletes in District 158 and our family has spent a good part of our lives participating in or watching athletics events. We kno...
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Climate change is real, man-madeMay 02, 2012 5:21 am - We know that climate change denial reports and info being pumped out of many media sources is paid for by millions of dollars from the fossil fuel industries. Coal, oil,...
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Being smart about college loansMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - The premise is simple enough. Keep interest rates manageable so students can borrow money to go to college, improve their lives and be able to pay it back without going ...
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College has much to do with successMay 01, 2012 6:40 am - I am looking back to the time spent at Kenyon College, my alma mater, and what I got out of it. I remember the emphasis the faculty put on writing. I’ll not ever forget ...
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The SoapboxApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - Hey! We mean it: Maybe Mother Nature didn’t hear us last week. What happened to that balmy, early spring weather we’ve come to love — and expect? All in the family: Talk...
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Pay for road builders like health careApr 26, 2012 7:54 pm - With Illinois in the midst of a budget crisis and plans under way to make widespread deep cuts in payments to hospitals, doctors and other health services providers, Gov...