Kendall County Opinion
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Vote with head, not your partyJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - I am stumped as to why the people voted for Gov. Quinn and other Democratic lawmakers when all along they knew they were going to raise taxes. Maybe people want to suffe...
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The first rat to go for the cheeseJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - Well, that did not take long. I recently commented to my colleagues at work about how long it would take for the first former state legislator to come out of his hole an...
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Time to end filibusterJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - Our constitution says that each House may determine the rules of its proceedings. The start of every new session is the best time to do this. Rules should be set before ...
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With no options, BP goes to RussiaJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - The giant petroleum corporation BP has not been able to expand in the United States because there is an oil drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico, there is no drilli...
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Was president's gun logic odd?Jan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - President Obama said, “Mobster wisdom tells us never to bring a knife to a gun fight. But what does political wisdom say about bringing a gun to a knife fight?” Isn't t...
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Oak Brook president has some nerveJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - The nerve of Oak Brook Village President John W. Craig. It’s OK for him and his wife to collect their pensions because they worked for them. Does he think the people he’...
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How to address real issue in shootings?Jan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - The recent shooting in Tucson was not about politics, or about talk show hosts, or about Sarah Palin, or even about gun control. It was about mental illness. What are we...
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The ‘it’ no one will dare speak ofJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - No politician can speak of it; no newspaper of any consequence will editorialize about it; no religious cleric dare preach a sermon regarding it: The “it” being the insa...
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Maybe Cohen should blame penJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Richard Cohen’s column on the Arizona shootings had me sitting with my mouth hanging open. “It’s the gun that did it” must be the most ridiculous statement I’ve heard of...
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Maybe hatemongers will be called outJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A one-trick pony is a person who has one attribute or talent of value, but otherwise has noting to offer. I’m reminded of the one-trick pony every time I hear commentary...