Opinion Stories from July 19, 2011 (Change date)
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Fielders, Zion must play ball with fansJul 19, 2011 7:24 pm - When the Lake County Fielders arrived two years ago along with plans for a new stadium in Zion, it was one of those feel-good stories about minor league baseball coming ...
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A story not quite rightJul 19, 2011 3:01 am - Most would agree that one would have to stoop pretty low to question the story of a man’s mother’s death. But what if that deathbed story were the locus of a sweeping p...
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Fixing the present, ensuring the futureJul 19, 2011 6:24 pm - PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. — If your disgust over America’s crushing debt and the irresponsible leaders who refuse to reduce unnecessary spending has reached the fed-up point, ...
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What happened to the jobs?Jul 19, 2011 3:01 am - So where are the jobs? Job creation has basically flattened over the past two months — very bad news, as unemployment exceeds 9 percent. The Democrats’ economic stimulu...
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Who’s really to blame for state’s shortfall?Jul 19, 2011 3:01 am - Governor Quinn wants to cancel raises for thousands of state employees to help cope with the Illinois budget crisis, but what about the tax breaks given to wealthy busin...
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Have Obama backers ease national debtJul 19, 2011 3:01 am - To my knowledge, President Obama has already raised $600 million for his re-election campaign. No one else running for the presidency has that capability, even the riche...
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Metra leaders must think ‘value’Jul 19, 2011 3:01 am - If there is good news in the prospect of service and rate changes at Metra, it is that nothing will be done at least until fall. That provides a little time for the tran...
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So much for notion SS is untouchableJul 19, 2011 3:01 am - For the past few days our president has been saying, “I cannot guarantee that the checks will be sent out next month.” This is the mother of cheap shots. Just a few year...
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Just deserts for ‘Citizen Murdoch’Jul 19, 2011 6:24 pm - It’s a pity Orson Welles is no longer with us. He would be the perfect one to play Rupert Murdoch in the movie about the current newspaper scandal in Britain. Welles, of...
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Sea of entitlement in Naperville schoolsJul 19, 2011 6:24 pm - Where are our spending priorities? Just when we thought that the focus on our national debt would be uppermost, I am reminded that there is a sea of entitlement right he...
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