Westmont Opinion
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Please don't blame the dog's breedJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to the Jan. 2 Fence Post letter from Joe Schrantz, I would like to say that not all pit bulls are vicious. In fact, there really are some very sweet, gentle ...
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Government of, by, for the people? Not.Jan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Government of, by and for the people? I think not. What we've had for some decades now is government of, by and for moneyed interests. Can President Obama correct this ...
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Government ignores will of the peopleJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - In the Jan. 1 Fence Post, George Kocan wrote "But for Democrats, arguments do not have to make any sense." Oh, the irony. Republicans are lying about virtually everythin...
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What's in it for the little guys, utilities?Jan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - While paying my monthly bills, I am asked by ComEd, and Nicor, and Comcast to pay electronically - thereby saving time, paper, trees, postage, etc. Yet, there is no ince...
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Stem cells can come from adults, tooJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - On Page 4 of the Dec. 24 edition of the Daily Herald there was a heart-warming story, called "Their Christmas Eve miracle", about a mother's stem cells being used to cur...
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New law gives abandoned a chanceJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - A Dumpster is no place for an infant. Yet every year we hear of abandoned children discarded in Dumpsters, alleys and other injurious places. Thankfully, this practice i...
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Look homeward for life's atrocitiesJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - We look in horror at the punishment meted out for an 8-year-old boy in Iran who stole a loaf of bread. The father holds his arm to the ground as an auto is driven over t...
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Resolve to eat right, exercise all yearJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As we head into the New Year, it's time to start thinking about our health. In Illinois, we have our work cut out for us. A recent study showed that the Land of Lincoln ...
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What group would stand for nothing?Jan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to respond to the Dec. 29 Fence Post letter written by Theodore M. Utchen headlined, "Boy Scouts Are About Exclusion." He writes: "I would prefer to teach our yo...
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Vote as if our lives depend on itJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The health care legislation that most Americans do not want is a done deal. The blood is in the water and the Washington sharks are circling to finish off its prey, the ...