St. Charles Opinion
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Time to abolish death penaltySep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I recently heard from a man who is living proof of why we need to repeal the death penalty in Illinois. Randy Steidl spoke to a crowd of us at the St. Charles Public Lib...
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Make transportation fixes, don't add feesSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald article on Sept. 19 outlining "5 ways to fix Illinois' transportation mess" was thoughtful. The state of Illinois must update and streamline the transpo...
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Thanks, Barsanti, for standing up to gangsSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you, Kane County State's Attorney John Barsanti. One man to stand up for the right against the evil. Thank goodness that there is still one very brave man to stand...
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Why won't candidates touch immigration?Sep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - It's extremely disheartening to read stories like your "Immigration reform an issue to avoid for some 14th Congressional candidates" on Sept. 19. Why should individuals ...
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Look to Farnham if you hate taxesSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - When I read Stephany Welzien's Sept. 20 letter to the editor I had to laugh because she obviously has been hoodwinked. First of all, Ruth Munson is a career politician. ...
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Legislature belongs to Illinois citizensSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - I strongly object to the wording in Kerry Lester's article in Thursday's edition about Steve Rauschenberger. Lester refers to Rauschenberger's bid to, "reclaim his old S...
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Be careful what you wish forSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - OK, I get it. People are outraged and want to take out their anger on the career politicians who work inside the Beltway. But Christine O'Donnell? Puh-lease. Like most p...
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Mark Kirk?Sep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk? No way Rep. Mark Kirk supported Bush's wars, tax breaks for the rich, lax regulation, outsourcing jobs to China, the $800 million Bush bailout for W...
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Do your homework; Obama is ChristianSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - We are entering another knockdown, drag-out political season when matters that are not simple are portrayed in a few words and busy people take cues from headlines and p...
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Make ground zero a religious U.N.Sep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In recent weeks there has been a lot of brouhaha about the building of a mosque near ground zero. I have to admit, my knee jerk reaction was outrage, as with many other ...