Opinion Stories from May 20, 2011 (Change date)
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The SoapboxMay 20, 2011 6:36 pm - Encouraging news: It’s easy to get jaded in this business — and lose hope for the next generation. But this week, as we write about Lexi Youngberg, the St. Charles teen ...
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Don’t let ‘stupid’ enter conversationMay 20, 2011 6:36 pm - In response to Kent McDill’s “How Can I Be So?,” I’m certain you’re a fine person and a nice guy but I found your response to your children’s admonishment, “How can you ...
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We’re at our best when all respectedMay 20, 2011 6:35 pm - In response to George Nowak’s May 10 letter, to be honest, I have never understood the idea of wanting to fear God. If you live your life and make choices out of fear or...
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Time to hit reset for Illinois economyMay 20, 2011 6:35 pm - While much has been written regarding Gov. Pat Quinn offering incentives to Sears and Motorola to entice them to stay in Illinois, there’s a better long-term solution to...
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Will Obama fool voters again?May 20, 2011 6:35 pm - Barack Obama was elected president by successfully misleading 53 percent of the electorate with a charade of hope, change and unity. Two and a half years later on Americ...
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Authority on Wooster Lake issues questionedMay 20, 2011 6:36 pm - The village of Round Lake officials recently spent taxpayer resources to generate and distribute a questionnaire to some owners of Wooster Lake and some residing near th...
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Democrats can’t repair Obama imageMay 20, 2011 6:35 pm - It’s that time again, where the Democrats will make every attempt to pick the GOP candidate for president. The press, including the Herald, take great delight in this pr...
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Better way to keep Sears in HoffmanMay 20, 2011 6:36 pm - There were two interesting articles on the May 10 front page. Sears wants a 15-year renewal of a previous 23-year property tax incentive. Sears is threatening to move ou...
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A senior’s view on casino problemMay 20, 2011 6:35 pm - I’ve finally had it with all you “guys” screaming about the drop in profits at the casinos you have bought into because Illinois says no one can smoke in there. The lar...
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It’s torture to the rest of the worldMay 20, 2011 6:35 pm - The topic of Richard Cohen’s column on May 11 was “The dysfunction of American exceptionalism.” By coincidence, a letter to the editor on the same page as Cohen’s column...
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