Tower Lakes Opinion
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Kirk should know he's not above lawJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Back in May, columnist Kathleen Parker wrote a column, "Real Marines don't lie." It was about the stretching of the truth that some politicians have fabricated about the...
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Remember soldiers, past and presentJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - In June 1950, North Korean communist soldiers crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea. The United States' stance against global communism would endure its first blood...
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Ivory towers fine, but not White HouseJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - It is apparent from American history that college professors make the worst presidents. Woodrow Wilson and now Barack Obama have proven the case that arrogant academics ...
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Teenage mistake could be very costlyJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Erin Hughes committed a crime. In a teenage moment, she panicked and left the scene of an accident that left fellow classmate Sarah Goone in the hospital. Shortly after ...
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Cubs need changes at top, not on topsJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A suggestion to the Cubs brass and powers-that-be: Spend more time putting a viable product on the field and less time trying to stick it to the rooftop owners. You are...
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Evidence mounts to clean house in D.C.Jun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - You may be sick and tired of my anti-administration rants, but that is where these government people want you to be: confused. The one word that must remain in your mind...
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Kirk has served the Navy with honor, dedicationJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to Charles Sawyer's June 8 letter "Mark Kirk disgraces the Navy." I am not a veteran, but I know from Kirk's impressive record that he has far fr...
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Pension stories show bias against teachersJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I am one of the thousands of retired teachers of Illinois. For the past half-century Paddock Publications has pictured us as an overpaid, underachieving lot who have suc...
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'Gun control' only helps evil elementJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Let's get right to the point, gun control does not prevent crime. It only sounds good to people who don't understand that criminals do not obey the law anyway. It only h...
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Kirk not fit to serve in CongressJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - It appears Illinois has its own Richard Blumenthal, and then some, in the form of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk. Connecticut Senate contender Blumenthal, a ...