Opinion Stories from May 16, 2011 (Change date)
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A tale of two school systemsMay 16, 2011 6:09 pm - High school seniors have gotten another grim report card in civics. According to the recently released 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 64 percent of pu...
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Durbin’s approach on fuel taxes faultyMay 16, 2011 6:09 pm - Well, well, our esteemed senior senator, Dick Durbin (D-Labor Unions), has come up with another brilliant idea. He wants to eliminate “tax breaks” for big oil. Apparentl...
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One language should be our goalMay 16, 2011 6:09 pm - Shame on you, Daily Herald. What a surprise to find in my “English speaking community” daily paper a photograph with a heading in Spanish. (The May 5 article is on page ...
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Immigration demagogueryMay 16, 2011 6:09 pm - “I’m going to do my part to lead a constructive and civil debate on these issues.” #8212; Barack Obama, speech on immigration, El Paso, Texas, May 10 Construct...
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Donors step up for Lisle senior banquetMay 16, 2011 6:09 pm - I would like to thank the parents and local businesses for their donations in funding the 39th Annual Senior Banquet for Lisle High School. The event was held on May 11 ...
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The ‘next chapter’ for city, suburbsMay 16, 2011 6:10 pm - In his inaugural address Monday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on virtually every interest in the city to help “leave behind the old ways and old divisions and begin...
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Can we survive by granting amnesty?May 16, 2011 6:09 pm - How long can America survive if we provide amnesty for the many illegal immigrants that our present regime wants to include? With so many cities and states fighting off ...
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Fast train to Detroit a waste of fundsMay 16, 2011 6:09 pm - The Herald reports that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announces that $404 million has been allocated by the federal government to go “toward increasing (train) spe...
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Why are these people still on the job?May 16, 2011 6:09 pm - The late Phil Pagano embezzled $3 million, while the Metra board overseeing him gave him accolades and pay raises. Frank Raines ran Fannie May into the ground. He got a ...
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