St. Charles Opinion
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Keep commitment of affordable housingNov 30, 2011 4:00 am - In this economy, the availability of safe, affordable housing in quality communities matters more than ever. Unfortunately, the minibus agreement reached by Congress tha...
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Obama hardly the ‘tax-cutter’Nov 30, 2011 4:00 am - Barack Obama has not stopped campaigning since he heisted the Oval Office. “I’m the tax-cutter,” were his words in an article in the Daily Herald on Nov. 23. He must ass...
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Cepeda’s outrage unjustifiedNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - Concerning the column Esther J. Cepeda wrote Nov. 20, she is dead wrong when she states that “at least 5,100 children were left behind when their parents were deported.”...
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Chalk Kelly’s fall up to politicsNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - I read the Nov. 17 story about Bartlett’s Mayor Michael Kelly with utter disappointment. I know from past newspaper articles that there are obviously those who are out t...
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Be careful what you call communistNov 29, 2011 5:00 am - As an avid reader of the Opinion Page, it is not my normal expectation to read statements of potential historical significance by contributors to Fence Post. On Nov. 25,...
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Abortion or murder all in the timingNov 27, 2011 4:41 am - Jessica Cruz is being held without bail on murder charges for the termination of her child shortly after birth, as reported in the Daily Herald. Her big mistake was her ...
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The Soapbox: Congressional candidate Christmas in Springfield?Nov 26, 2011 4:00 am - We know not everyone in Illinois celebrates Christmas, and we understand the difficulty of squeezing in congressional candidates’ election filing dates, which have been ...
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Don’t blame Obama for class warfareNov 26, 2011 4:00 am - Republicans complain about “class warfare” as President Obama attempts to compromise and encourages “shared sacrifice” while trying to fix the Wall Street recession, red...
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Editorial: A salute to ESO and suburban arts that inspire and lift spiritsNov 25, 2011 3:00 am - The suburbs are not as homogeneous as city dwellers would have you believe. You’ll find many have a strong identity of their own that people drive for miles to experienc...
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Protect our borders instead of othersNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Here’s an idea. Why can’t we put our troops protecting our own borders? Maybe 9/11 would have never happened if we had troops at our own borders instead of everywhere el...