Prospect Heights Opinion
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It's different after taking office for ObamaJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Candidate Obama - the day I take office I will immediately stop funding the war in Iraq and begin troop withdrawal. President Obama - we must support our troops and we c...
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Universal health care is not the answerJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In the July l Fence Post, Mr. Jason G. Spoor waved the flag for a socialized health plan because he insists that it is a fundamental human right. If he is correct, and I...
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Tell state to stop taxing, gamblingJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Enough is enough. I can remember when former Gov. Ogilvie first implemented the state income tax back around 1970. Since then in order to solve the state's financial pro...
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Obama cleaning up after Bush yearsJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Mary Lou Hoeltje (Fence Post 6/27/09), George W. Bush wrecked our country and President Obama is trying desperately to save us. The nerve of you, bad mout...
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Pause and remember before votingJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - From the latest ugly revelations of what took place at the Burr Ridge cemetery to the jailed former governors, to the current impeached governor, to the questionable Sen...
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Bill for energy bill will come laterJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to add my two cents to the excellent Fencepost letter from Wayne Oras Sr. titled "Energy laws are unreasonable taxation." In it he makes brief mention of th...
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Taxpayers burdened further by energy billJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk, shame on you for voting for H.R. 2454. This is a bill introduced to do nothing but bring further financial burdens on Americans. I would like to know how many...
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Character should count in baseballJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - My grandson, age 11, is an avid sports fan. The first thing he does when the Daily Herald arrives is pull out the sports section. Although reading the sports section is ...
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Sotomayor not ready for Supreme CourtJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent decision by the Supreme Court has brought crystal clarity to the nomination of Judge Sotomayor as one of its justices. In the past she has been accused of bei...
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Surprised by Hatch in Sotomayor hearingJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I was surprised to see Sen. Orrin Hatch on the first day of the Sotomayor hearing accuse her of being racist. This is the same Sen. Orrin Hatch who muscled Clarence Thom...