Pingree Grove Opinion
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Support term limits in CongressJan 27, 2012 8:00 am - I understand that four Republican Senators are sponsoring a constitutional amendment to limit senators to no more than two, 6-year terms in office and representatives to...
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Hartwell restores faith in countyJan 27, 2012 8:00 am - Why vote for Tom Hartwell in the upcoming Republican primary for Kane County Circuit Clerk? Tom stands out as the best choice. The reasons are simple: He is successful i...
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What’s behind Obama’s reform plan?Jan 26, 2012 5:00 am - The president proposed in mid-January, after three years in office, for more power to reform government. He is requesting from Congress consolidation authority for six a...
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Soldiers were wrong as we supportersJan 26, 2012 5:00 am - What I find even more appalling than American soldiers urinating on dead opponents are the people who support them for doing so. John Hankes Batavia ...
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Thank you for saving ChristmasJan 26, 2012 5:00 am - Every day we experience the harshness of the world around us and seldom are reminded of the miracles that feed the human spirit. As many of you know on Dec. 14 the facil...
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Legislators not much to write home aboutJan 25, 2012 5:00 am - With all utter disgust, I accuse those who have been elected by we the people have failed, plain and simple. Firstly, we have a Democrat hack who has pushed more taxatio...
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Two stories a study in contrastsJan 25, 2012 5:00 am - What a classic example of learning from the juxtaposition of two studies was presented on the Jan. 15 front page. On the one hand, we have a teenager, Nicole Krippinger,...
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News conference hardly transparentJan 24, 2012 4:00 am - Chris Lauzen, candidate for Kane County Board Chairman, announced Jan. 13 that he would hold a news conference on Jan. 17. I thought I’d go. I was stopped at the door by...
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Terrible ROI on Red Gate bridgeJan 24, 2012 4:00 am - Ask Mayor DeWitte why the taxpayers of St. Charles are paying $120,000 per person for only 500 direct beneficiaries using the Red Gate bridge? The first phase already se...
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Pro life, but not for allJan 22, 2012 4:00 am - So how does a “pro-life” politician treat living things? Pretty poorly it turns out, at least for those living things that the politician doesn’t value. Right-wing extre...