Wheeling Opinion
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We don’t fund slavery; why abortion, then?Jun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - I am sure many supporters of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in our country, don’t understand why we in the pro-life movement are so adamant about defu...
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When will Obama care about troops?Jun 21, 2011 6:00 am - My blood is at the boiling point. I just heard that President Obama ordered Defense Secretary Robert Gates to either cut the military pay or hold it up. Who is going to ...
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GOP hypocritical on Libyan involvementJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - The same Republicans who supported the invasion of Iraq based on Bush’s lies now call Obama “evasive” by flying support missions over Libya. What a bunch of self-serving...
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Why the media’s obsession with Palin?Jun 21, 2011 12:00 am - The news media constantly tell us Sarah Palin is stupid and irrelevant. If so, why do the media relentlessly hound her and her family? Why do they analyze and twist ever...
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Suburban teachers have it too goodJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois legislative session recently ended, and the issue of public pensions was not addressed. The money the state owes to pay for these pensions leaves precious f...
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Hold Obama to same standardJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - The governor of New Jersey used a state helicopter to attend his son’s ballgame. When called out, he rightly paid this personal expense. Please tell me why Obama did not...
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Gas numbers don’t add upJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - When crude oil was $147 per barrel regular gasoline was about $4.30 per gallon. Now crude oil is about $100 per barrel and regular gasoline is about $4.30 per gallon. Us...
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Show support for COD journalistsJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - The replacement of College of DuPage professor Cathy Stablein as adviser to the Courier student newspaper is a thinly veiled attempt to get rid of a highly skilled, awar...
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Sign the gambling bill, governorJun 19, 2011 7:00 pm - Gov. Quinn wants to hear from the public before deciding whether or not to sign SB 744 into law. The public, however, has already spoken through its duly elected represe...
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More guns would mean more deathsJun 19, 2011 7:00 pm - I am very disappointed at the Illinois State Rifle Association following the recent flash mob attacks on Chicago’s Gold Coast, which stated that if Illinois were allowed...