Westmont Opinion
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Privatization might get us back on trackSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - I am prompted to write this after reading an article entitled “Crisis of confidence” and subtitled “Bank of America prepares to eliminate 30,000 jobs in bid to win inves...
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Put NASA back to work, not to pastureSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - How about putting one of the government’s most innovative and productive agencies to work instead of out to pasture? In July when the space shuttle Atlantis touched down...
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Road project laborer good job for ObamaSep 17, 2011 6:00 am - There was nothing in the president’s speech to encourage or help small business owners ... they were not promised any relief from the stagnant job market they face. Thos...
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Beamer essay right to touch on PCSep 17, 2011 6:00 am - Beamer essay right to touch on PC In the Sept. 11 Daily Herald, an essay by David L. Beamer, father of Todd Beamer appeared in reflection of this past decade since ...
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Column’s focus should be lawmakersSep 17, 2011 6:00 am - One wonders if the purpose of Jake Griffin’s Tax Watchdog column was to “stir the pot” — so that the private sector readers will be against the pensions and benefits leg...
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Maybe Obama would still be a senatorSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - In his letter of Sept. 6, Paul Bischoff stated, “I voted for Barack Obama because I thought America needed a black for its president.” From what I hear, many others felt...
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A politican with actual solutionsSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - I am tired of the political rhetoric that gets us nowhere. I’m tired of people complaining that nothing gets done in Washington and yet they pick people who sound pretty...
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Animals treated better than babies?Sep 16, 2011 12:00 am - A female kennel owner, after four hours of jury deliberations, was convicted on all charges, according to the Daily Herald news article of Sept. 9. She faces up to five ...
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Sept. 11 cartoon hit the nail on the headSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - The Sept. 11 Daily Herald cartoon about either saying “always remember” versus “never forget” between the Democrats and Republicans hits the nail right on the head. One ...
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Spend, borrow, tax. Been there, done thatSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - In the Sept. 10 Fence Post, Walt Zlotow called the tea party a “cult” and said the GOP and U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam had been “captured” by the infamous tea party, whatever...