Pingree Grove Opinion
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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US oil production will create jobsNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - To hear of a boomtown like, Bismarck, N.D., makes me a very happy American. Why? Some great folks in that part of our USA went out and began mining operations of shale, ...
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Seventh-grader’s woes with Sears EDANov 10, 2011 3:00 am - We, the students of District 300, know about the issue with the proposed extension of Sears tax breaks. I want to tell you how my school, Algonquin Middle School, ha...
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Further evidence of incoherent thoughtNov 09, 2011 3:00 am - I took some heat a short while ago for asking a question that went something like this: “Are liberal/progressives incapable of coherent thought, or are only those who ha...
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Mom questioning field trips in minorityNov 09, 2011 3:00 am - I was appalled to see the article “A field trip or a gambit?” featured on the front page of the Nov. 4 Daily Herald. This smacks of biased reporting. The fact that it is...
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Lower speed limit on Green RoadNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - Here are some comments on the article, “Speed limits on Green Road may fall.” I live near Green Road and use it daily. The speed limit on Green is indeed 50 mph. It shou...
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Who will vote Democrats out?Nov 05, 2011 6:06 am - The stench of corruption emanating from Springfield has become so overpowering that it is difficult to believe that the millions of voters who blindly vote for Democrats...
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Give race tracks sports bookNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I have the solution to the slot machines at race tracks issue. Instead of slot machines at racetracks, give them a sports book option. Why not? We have all other forms o...
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More obstructionism, fewer rights for usNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - The obstructionists are on top of their game. The debt ceiling issue was pressed to zero hour by the Republicans before it was put in the hands of a Super Committee. The...
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A road map for USA’s self-destructionNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - If I wanted to destroy a great and powerful nation like America, first I would use 9/11 and the terrorist threat to enact a police state. Cameras everywhere surveilling ...