Kendall County Opinion
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Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - Letter writer should keep his day job Regarding the Aug. 9 Fence Post letter, “The tragic death of Uncle Sam,” as a political satirist, Walt Zlotow should keep his ...
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Tea party didn’t prompt downgradeAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - Tea party didn’t prompt downgrade Judging from the Daily Herald’s “Our View” article of Aug. 9 and Kathleen Parker’s article of the same date along with a couple of...
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Walsh aside, Obama owes explainationAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - Walsh aside, Obama owes explanation A Daily Herald editorial addresses Congressman Joe Walsh’s child-support dispute. You state a U.S. representative is “not just a...
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Why remind us about Facio’s attack?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - I found the Aug. 15 article regarding Angel Facio to be quite distressing and distasteful. School starts for Elgin’s teachers, including Mrs. Gilbert, next week and this...
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Ellen’s sale indeed was excellentAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - I cannot believe the eighth and final “Ellen’s Excellent Sale” has already come and gone. I stand amazed that together we raised $10,200 for Lazarus House. The support f...
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Why don’t police tranquilize dogs?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - In regard to an Aug. 8 article by Tara Garcia Mathewson, I found the story very disturbing. I was sad that the little poodle died, but I was also sad that the Elgin poli...
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Clueless, and in over his headAug 20, 2011 5:00 am - Clueless, and in over his head Our great nation is in the midst of an unprecedented fiscal crisis, and we are burdened with a president who doesn’t recognize it or ...
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How many more Afghanistan deaths?Aug 20, 2011 5:00 am - How many more Afghanistan deaths? The Russians constructed a long tunnel in Afghanistan before leaving. They also left more than 20,000 men dead in there before lea...
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Let’s stick to life-and-death issuesAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Ron Paul, along with a few other presidential candidates, were called out on their foreign-made T shirts. Home grown is better, but in the larger picture, given the choi...
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Obama has been channeling HooverAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Three years into the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover made the statement,“Prosperity is just around the corner.” He lost the election, but the Depression did n...