St. Charles Opinion
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Slots at Arlington good for horse racingDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - Illinois is losing business to other states in the gambling industry. The Illinois board would allow slots at Arlington Park. Adding slots at Arlington Park will not kil...
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Blame Congress, not presidentsDec 08, 2011 4:00 am - Thank you, Howard Miller, for “Bush’s tax breaks caused this rift” (Fence Post, Dec. 3) and to the Daily Herald staff. I wonder if the Miller letter was purposely placed...
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Whatever happened to due process?Dec 08, 2011 4:00 am - In the Daily Herald Fence Post Nov. 30 there was a letter by Therese Battaglia that was somewhat condescending, and I’m being polite, toward Obama. I don’t know how many...
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Power from proposed plant too costlyDec 07, 2011 7:00 am - The Illinois Senate has just passed Illinois SB 678, a bill to construct a $3.5 billion, 602-MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle power plant, designed to capture m...
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Dem. President + GOP Congress = success?Dec 07, 2011 7:00 am - When it is mentioned that President Clinton created 23 million jobs and ended his presidency with budget surpluses, Republicans are quick to point out that the reason th...
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Keep sharp eye on Middle EastDec 06, 2011 4:00 am - The strong need to aggressively attack the terrorist activities of Mideast countries against the U.S. government seems to me to be very obvious. Obama has this “let’s be...
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What’s to become of Pace bus?Dec 06, 2011 4:00 am - Recently, while waiting for a No. 802 Pace bus on North Avenue, a woman remarked to me that she didn’t know what was going to happen to our bus service. When the bus cam...
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Is Newt really the man for the GOP?Dec 06, 2011 4:00 am - Has it really come to this for the Republicans? Gingrich is their man? To me, he is the founding father of today’s snarling attack dog who will say anything — factual tr...
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Say no to fur this ChristmasDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - If you’re like most people, then you’ve already started shopping this holiday season. Here I would like to encourage you to read the labels of clothing items such as coa...
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Bush’s tax breaks caused this riftDec 03, 2011 4:00 am - My dear Mr. Gingrich, Maybe if the unemployed people who are occupying Wall Street were employed by the 1 percent who were given tax breaks by George W. Bush’s Jobs and ...