Kendall County Opinion
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Speech-writing jobs have been createdFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Yes, Virginia, our president is creating lots of jobs. Since his inauguration, dozens of speech-writing positions have been filled at the White House. Acolytes and profe...
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Welcome the senator from WalmartFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - On C-SPAN sometime in the near future: "The chair recognizes the senator from Walmart." "Thank you, Madam Chairman, I would like to yield my five minutes to my distingu...
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A story that was front-page worthyFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing this Jan. 23, the day after the 2010 March for Life, held on the 37th Anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision, allowing 50 million Ameri...
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Where's the change we voted for?Feb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Our country has been waiting a long time for health care reform. We voted for change and now are demanding it. The need for reform is so bad more people die from lack of...
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Strange celebration of King's 'dream'Feb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - On the eve of Martin Luther King's birthday, I happened to be attending Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica in Chicago. Attached to that parish was my high school, St. ...
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al-Qaida suspects taking the Fifth?Feb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Tareq and Michaela Salahi, the infamous "White House Gate Crashers," appeared before Congress and "took the Fifth" 31 times. As American citizens, they have that right. ...
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Theory on source of global warmingFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Eureka!, I say, much like Archimedes said when he discovered the principle of buoyancy. I have discovered the main source of mankind's contribution to global warming. Ac...
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Global warming column is sillyFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The Jan. 15 column by Cal Thomas on the issue of climate change was just plain silly. He begins his column by noting the difference between "weather," which deals with t...
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Health care inaction not an optionFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Health care inaction not an option As a physician, I have watched the national health reform debate with interest. Every day, I spend countless hours to help patient...
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Texting drivers need to be corralledFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - When Oprah taped her powerful show on "distracted driving," I was there. One year ago, my innocent 5-year-old son Adam was killed. The driver told police he was "looking...