Opinion Stories from August 11, 2011 (Change date)
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Politicians should sign this pledgeAug 11, 2011 6:53 am - Republicans sign pledges not to raise taxes no matter what (270 of them in Congress); Democrats sign pledges not to change Social Security no matter what (123 of them). ...
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Bike for Life a big successAug 11, 2011 6:54 am - By all accounts, the first Elgin Bike for Life event July 10 was a success. More than $6,000 in proceeds will go toward purchasing bike racks for elementary schools in E...
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Half of us living in denialAug 11, 2011 6:54 am - A recent CNN survey of more than 1,000 adults found that 51 percent thought that not increasing the debt ceiling would have little to no harm on the economy. Business le...
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Shorten session, save the state moneyAug 11, 2011 6:54 am - “Springfield on $111 a day.” The title would hardly be a best-selling travel guide, but the amount represents the per diem granted to every Illinois legislator for each ...
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Economic stress across the pondAug 11, 2011 6:54 am - LONDON — The chancellor of the exchequer has a dry, sly sense of humor. George Osborne, 40, says Britain escaped the sort of housing bubble and crash that staggered Amer...
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Dems should stop childish blame gameAug 11, 2011 6:54 am - Last February after the assassination attempt on Gabby Giffords, Obama called for a new civil tone. I guess the liberals/Democrats refuse to listen to their own elected ...
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Cancer should be priority No. 1Aug 11, 2011 6:53 am - Although I am mindful of the difficult task ahead for lawmakers in Washington as they decide how to best reduce the deficit. I want to make the case that the fight again...
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Teen driving limits are too imposingAug 11, 2011 6:54 am - After reading the July 11 “Our View” editorial, as I do every day, I began to think that some of our politicians are confused about their priorities. Instead of focusing...
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Higher taxes on the ‘rich’ is no solutionAug 11, 2011 6:54 am - Let’s be honest. How outrageous, Froma Harrop’s column of July 10: “The people ... want higher taxes.” Opinion polls that find that 69 percent of “the people want higher...
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Let’s make old news of Casey AnthonyAug 11, 2011 6:54 am - Enough! Enough! Who really cares about how or why or where Casey Anthony is? She probably, wherever she is hiding out and with whom, is truly enjoying and eating up all ...
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