Kendall County Opinion
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Double standard favors illegal immigrantsDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to comment on two articles on the same page - Daily Herald, Nov. 21, Page 3. First the teenager who was sentenced to 4½ years in prison and the second artic...
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A special Christmas wishDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - My Christmas wish for America is that we would have a president who bows to American public opinion rather than to foreign leaders. Tom Jones Pingree Grove ...
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Provide reminders of fallen soldiersDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - With the president calling up 30,000 troops and an estimate of $30 billion, I think that instead of the "usual" ornaments on the White House Christmas tree that there sh...
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Racial divide story was shamefulDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The story "Racial divide widens" by John O'Connor is probably one of the most misleading stories I've ever read. It's a "shock-jock" article with meaningless statistics ...
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How would a war tax and a draft fly?Dec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Now that the President has made his decision, the honorable thing to do, that should have been done back in 2003 when we invaded, is impose a war tax and resurrect the d...
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Welcome to the season of lyingDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - While often disagreeing with George Will, his Nov. 26 column wherein he chastised the unfortunate habit of pointless gift giving as it relates to the economy, among othe...
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GOP not interested in health reformDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Have you noticed how the letters to the editor in favor of health insurance reform often include personal stories from regular people to illustrate their opinions? The c...
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Dalton won't take money from lawyersDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - As we enter another campaign season, once again the call for campaign finance reform resurfaces, particularly from candidates seeking voter support and votes. Typically,...
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No hypocrisy in pro-life movementDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - In a Nov. 27 letter, Theodore M. Utchen suggested that the pro-life movement was somehow guilty of hypocrisy, because current health care legislation under consideration...
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Include autistic kids in your daily lifeDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently I attended a school assembly and learned of children collecting pennies for autism. I have an autistic grandchild so I wrote to those kids with thoughts that ho...