Roselle Opinion
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Stem cells can come from adults, tooJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - On Page 4 of the Dec. 24 edition of the Daily Herald there was a heart-warming story, called "Their Christmas Eve miracle", about a mother's stem cells being used to cur...
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New law gives abandoned a chanceJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - A Dumpster is no place for an infant. Yet every year we hear of abandoned children discarded in Dumpsters, alleys and other injurious places. Thankfully, this practice i...
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Look homeward for life's atrocitiesJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - We look in horror at the punishment meted out for an 8-year-old boy in Iran who stole a loaf of bread. The father holds his arm to the ground as an auto is driven over t...
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Resolve to eat right, exercise all yearJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As we head into the New Year, it's time to start thinking about our health. In Illinois, we have our work cut out for us. A recent study showed that the Land of Lincoln ...
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What group would stand for nothing?Jan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to respond to the Dec. 29 Fence Post letter written by Theodore M. Utchen headlined, "Boy Scouts Are About Exclusion." He writes: "I would prefer to teach our yo...
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Vote as if our lives depend on itJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The health care legislation that most Americans do not want is a done deal. The blood is in the water and the Washington sharks are circling to finish off its prey, the ...
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GOP needs true anti-tax candidateJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - As an active Republican voter looking at the candidates for governor in 2010, I was stunned to read recently that both Jim Ryan and Kirk Dillard are open to raising taxe...
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'Hate speech' label another liberal ployJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The Dec. 18 article, "Hate speech tag irks Mount Prospect library patron," is a classic example of how some liberals use the term, "hate speech," to shut down opposing v...
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Pit bulls need to be confinedJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Burt Constable's Dec. 10 column uses the term "lovable pit bull." An oxymoron, indeed. The old saying, "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder," is appropriate here. Perh...
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Boy Scout codes don't discriminateJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America. Along with thousands of other adults, we volunteer our time and effort to make a positive difference in the lives of y...