Opinion Stories from October 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Sound policy on immigrantsOct 13, 2011 5:01 am - Kudos to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for not letting the tyranny of the anecdote drive policy with respect to the county ordinance that honors the U.S. ...
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The innovation deficitOct 13, 2011 5:01 am - The death of one of the great innovators of our time, or any time — Steve Jobs — brings a question asked by Pete Seeger in another context. To paraphrase: Where have all...
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Creationism a better path to truthOct 13, 2011 5:01 am - Kathleen Parker’s column Aug. 31 raises questions regarding the origin of life and the age of the earth. British mathematician Sir Fred Hoyle calculated there is only on...
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Saving civic culture from online mayhemOct 13, 2011 5:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS — More speech is not necessarily a positive development. News sites’ online forums have unleashed speech in quantity, for sure. But they’ve given a stage to...
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Don’t raise our taxes, ElginOct 13, 2011 5:01 am - Dear members of the Elgin City Council, I’m writing to make sure you’re aware that we’ve received our second installment of our property taxes here in Elgin/Cook County ...
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Solid legislation? Dream on, CaliforniaOct 13, 2011 5:01 am - Just hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act, which will allow illegal immigrant students to be eligible for state-funded financial aid at public un...
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Jobs plan would promote new ideasOct 13, 2011 5:01 am - Creating jobs is not simply an employer thinking “We need the economy to get going so let’s hire some people.” Instead it is about them needing to hire people to help th...
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Cooperation inherits, uses the windOct 13, 2011 5:01 am - It’s always good to see a good idea move forward, even if slowly. Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, Keeneyville Elementary District 20 and Prospect Heig...
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