Wheeling Opinion
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Still waiting to see birth certificateJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - For those of you who voted for Obama: He's telling you all what to do - ordering your life upside down - change. You notice how he is traveling around with his family, c...
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The owners, not the dogs, are to blameJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The controversy over ownership of dogs such as pit bulls and Rottweilers has been ongoing for some time in Elgin and has ranged from free ownership without any strings a...
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Don't trust insurers on health care issueJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The argument over health care is being hijacked by the health-care insurers who fear a significant loss of revenue if a government/public sponsored plan or a single-paye...
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Illinois needs a fiscal conservativeJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When everything is said and done, the economic calamity will be termed as an attempt to redistribute the wealth of this nation. It sounds great to tax high earners to pa...
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Kids and schools are last (again) in IllinoisJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I beg my legislators to stand up and explain the truth about the teacher's pension. Teacher pensions are not the cause of the budget crisis in Illinois. It would be fair...
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Others should follow Torres' exampleJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When Superintendent Jose Torres turned down an $8,140 pay raise and encouraged other Elgin Area School District U-46 administrators to do the same, maybe he was leading ...
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Judge should take in pedophile priestJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I applaud Chuck Goudie's article about Fr. Fred Lenczycki future and the pedophile situation. The Catholic leaders have buried their heads in the sand on this issue nume...
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Athletes should be next on the listJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The end result of the corruption at the U of I is the denial of admission for qualified candidates because room has had to be made for less qualified clouted candidates ...
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Treat, don't jail, drug usersJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The so-called war on drugs was lost long ago. Every U.S. city is infected by the virus of illegal drugs. Bloodshed, mayhem, destroyed families and lost lives are increas...
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America's pastime's coefficients of changeJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Baseball aficionados and die-hard fans, despite what's foisted on the reputation of America's pastime, perpetually compare today's players to those of yesteryear. Let's ...