Opinion Stories from June 16, 2011 (Change date)
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Thanks for the hand in building housesJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - On behalf of the five families receiving new homes, I would like to thank Nicor and the more than 50 employees who volunteered their time to build houses for DuPage Habi...
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Balance budget first, then give out aidJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - If the politicians are really interested in balancing the budget, they should immediately stop giving any kind of military or humanitarian aid, which amounts to billions...
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Monitor the real estate tax redistributionJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - In the 11 years my wife and I have owned our 2,300-square-foot home in Glen Ellyn, we’ve seen our property taxes go from $5,788 to $8,766, which is a 51 percent increase...
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Don’t know much about historyJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - The nation’s history report card is in, and the poor grades it contains may say more about needed changes in teacher recruitment and classroom assignment policy than the...
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Law inconsistent on motorist safetyJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - Why are the members of the state of Illinois legislature so concerned with the safety of automobile passengers, when they refuse to require motorcycle riders to wear app...
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The dealing Obama must doJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - The most consequential recent political debate did not take place in New Hampshire. It is being held at Blair House, where Vice President Biden is convening bipartisan n...
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Why the ‘no’ vote on casino bill?Jun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - State Rep. Crespo, I just left your office a voice mail regarding your “no” vote concerning the recent gambling expansion bill. I live in Hoffman Estates and my wife and...
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Improve, don’t destroy, healthcare, schoolsJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - It has been clear since Republicans proposed the Ryan Budget that destroys Medicare that the public, Democrats and Republicans alike, uniformly reject this idea. At a mi...
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Lawmakers fail to see the contradictionJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - Today I am reading opposite the editorial page, and I see one headline “BUDGET: Pension reform has to wait, lawmakers say,” and right below that I see another headline “...
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Why we question our forefathers’ motivesJun 16, 2011 5:40 pm - The interpretations of the U.S. constitution are broad and that is why we question the meaning of what our forefathers were saying. Domestic tranquility means keeping ou...
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