Prospect Heights Opinion
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Retired state representative urges new spirit of cooperationJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - To the residents of the 54th District: I want to thank you for giving me the tremendous opportunity to serve as your state representative for the past 12 years. It was a...
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Quinn sold out over tax increaseJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - You don't have to “read Qunn's lips.” He promised he wouldn't raise taxes above 1 percent when he was begging votes just a few weeks ago, but on Jan. 12 Quinn, Madigan a...
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Free trade is not fair tradeJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - In the Jewel flier for the week beginning Jan. 6, there was an ad for “Free Trade African Sweetheart Roses.” Yes, they are inexpensive, but what is the cost of these flo...
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Talk of death panels is pure nonsenseJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - If you repeat an outrageous lie enough times, people will start to believe the ridiculous. This is the likely explanation for Cal Thomas' scree on Jan. 5 (“Heed Palin's ...
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Driver’s reputation second to kids’ livesJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Methinks thou protest too much Mr. Shacter (Fence Post, Jan. 11). I have a question for you. Would you put your child or grandchild on a bus driven by that drunk woman? ...
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More eloquence, less cussing neededJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Obama’s speech and the Gettysburg Address: No they are not equivalent. What is relevant is exactly why all these people are ranting. The same reason Washington and Patto...
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Speech can be as dangerous as a gunJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Mr. Constable’s article, “Guns Fail,” no matter what anyone can do to prevent something like the shooting in Tucson from happening it is going to happen. ...
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News headline too opinionatedJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - I spent much of the first day after Illinois legislators voted to raise taxes from 3 percent to 5 percent explaining to worried people that, no, they shouldn’t worry tha...
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Courageous vote for tax increaseJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - I am writing this letter in response to the local media holding up lawmakers who voted against an income tax rate increase this week, a measure that was clearly needed, ...
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Shooting in Tucson no great surpriseJan 18, 2011 8:00 am - Concerning the shooting rampage in Arizona: Everyone from the president to Sarah Palin are expressing shock and surprise at this terrible act, which shocks and surprises...