West Chicago Opinion
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Cut military budget in halfDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I cannot accept the attitude of people who never complain of the debt created by military spending, but who criticize those who wish to help their fellow Americans obtai...
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Don't be lulled into false securityNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I'd like to thank the Daily Herald for sharing The Washington Post story (Nov. 26) regarding the study on how cop killers got their guns, and found it informative. It is...
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Naperville CROP walk a huge successNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to express appreciation for all who helped to make the 28th annual Naperville Area CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk another huge succe...
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2,000 miles away, city bond still strongNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - From 1994 to 2005, our family enjoyed the most meaningful Christmases of our lives. The unique spirit of community pride, love of the arts and generosity to the poor tha...
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Hospitals not necessarily to blameNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - As an experienced nurse and case manager, I read with interest your front page article regarding hospital observation status. I also read the related Nov. 26 editorial. ...
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Let's stop the 'spin' on teacher pensionsNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - I am responding to Dave Urbanek's Nov. 22 letter on the benefits of teacher pensions. Neither one of his arguments bears up under closer scrutiny. His first claim is th...
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Free senior rides unfairly portrayedNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - I read with great interest the Nov. 27 “Six counties in 60 seconds” section regarding, “Free rides being misused?” The article suggests that fraud was uncovered regardin...
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Obama should stop being nice guyNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama is far too civil and polite. He's behaving too much like a nice guy to be an effective leader. We need him to stop fruitlessly reaching out to his ruthle...
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Curbing Chicago Street siege needs Olympian effortNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - As President Barack Obama was smarting from a dozen stitches after an errant basketball elbow to the mouth, there was a real foul being committed here on the home front....
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Make way for new King of SinNov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - The massive gambling-expansion bill authored by Sen. Terry Link (D-Waukegan) doesn't go far enough. If Link truly wants to make Illinois the No. 1 gambling state in the ...