Opinion Stories from May 30, 2012 (Change date)
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The ‘geezers’ are right this timeMay 30, 2012 11:49 am - Alan Simpson let loose at a group of Californians who charged in a brochure that he and Erskine Bowles were “using the deficit to gut our Social Security.” The former Re...
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Take aim at wasteful government spendingMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - The constant bickering between our two parties regarding austerity and increasing taxes is unproductive and basically partisan. Not once have I heard anyone from either ...
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We need more respectful dialogueMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - I feel the need to respond to Tony Novak’s May 18 Fence Post letter regarding the Federal Reserve. I am by no means an expert on the economy, and I don’t fully understan...
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Cut salaries for public employeesMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - President Obama is out to raise taxes. The state of Illinois is raising taxes. Soon, it appears, our local taxing bodies will want to raise taxes to pay for all the unfu...
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A liberal squeeze playMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - In one of his characteristic conniptions about people who frustrated him, Theodore Roosevelt, progressivism’s first president, said of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, “I ...
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The wonder of our changeMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - I started off a recent day by reading the obituary of Wesley Brown. I did not know him and, in fact, had never heard of him. He was the first African-American to graduat...
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Roskam supports tax reformMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - Roskam supports tax reform I can’t believe that while I’m stuck paying my fair share of taxes, the wealthy, big businesses and special interests are taking advantag...
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Some advice for future protestersMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - After viewing the craziness with the protesters I’m wondering if we shouldn’t provide a public service announcement, something like: “Dear Citizens, If you find that you...
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Letter shouldn’t have been editedMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - In the May 18 Fence Post, a letter was edited by the Daily Herald in its online edition because of a phrase used by the Fence Post contributor that was extremely offensi...
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Proud Glen Ellyn dad prompts Page 1 coverageMay 30, 2012 5:00 am - One of my first public appearances as an editor was on a community cable TV show where I was asked how people get their news in the newspaper. I said something close to,...
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