Westmont Opinion
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Cull of the coyote attacked on many frontsFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Well, that certainly seems to have stirred up a hornet's nest. I'm referring, of course, to the Great Coyote Debate. As my colleague Jim Slusher so eloquently pointed ou...
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Lacrosse appealing to baseball playersFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - The Feb. 14 article entitled "Has video killed the baseball star?" misses one important factor contributing to the severe decline in youth baseball and softball particip...
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Why object to tax dollars saving lives?Feb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - I am starting to feel better about my country because a vast majority of Americans seem to understand that decent health care for all is not about politics, but rather a...
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Why our industries can't competeFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - The U.S. private health care system has failed miserably. Our industries cannot compete with foreign competitors, as employers have to pay high health insurance cost...
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Get banks out of student loan systemFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - With a son in college and two other children, my husband and I do our best to help pay college costs. But without help from student loans, it would be impossible. Unfor...
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Hearts for Heroes gone, not forgottenFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Hello, Naperville. I feel as if it has been far too long since I have last seen you. I am writing this letter, not only to say how much I miss my wonderful hometown, but...
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Keep opinions out of reportageFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - I really wonder if anyone really questions whether the media is controlled by liberals and therefore reflects their bias in news "reporting." I understand opinions, such...
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Some people do want votes backFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - I read Chuck Goudie's commentary on Feb 8 - twice. I can't believe he thinks the lieutenant governor is "inconsequential." Governor Quinn used to be the lieutenant gover...
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Can't afford to go back to square oneFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - After decades of suffering through a health care system that's the most expensive (per person) in the whole world, we are now at a crossroad in history. One road says to...
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Cohen voters were run overFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Since when do a few overbearing people overrule the vote of the people who voted Scott Lee Cohen? And you wonder why only 25 percent of people vote? How dare you take o...