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Opinion Stories from June 2, 2012 (Change date)

The Soapbox

The Daily Herald Editorial Board
Jun 02, 2012 4:45 pm - Clear enough? It ought to be at least a little embarrassing that nearly every interaction between the village of Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage needs to be vetted ...
Likelihood of voter fraud is minute

Jun 02, 2012 5:00 am - In rebuttal to a letter on May 24 about photo ID for voting. A 2007 Brennan Center for Justice Report titled “The Truth About Voter Fraud” found that it is more likely t...
We need voter ID to prevent fraud

Jun 02, 2012 5:00 am - A recent letter to the editor by Michael Fredian claiming requiring voters to show an ID to vote suppresses the Democratic vote as a reason there should be no standard f...
‘Hunger Games’ offers a true role model

Jun 02, 2012 5:00 am - Nearly every review I read of the movie “The Hunger Games” includes a comparison to the Twilight saga. Though many of these reviews favor “The Hunger Games,” I cannot he...
Madigan’s pension reforms are tardy

Jun 02, 2012 5:00 am - I read with much amusement the “ideas” presented by many of our state legislators regarding pension reform “deals” being proposed, especially by Michael Madigan. He has ...
Law boosts safety of internet dating

Jun 02, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing to express my appreciation for State Rep. Michelle Mussman’s efforts to secure increased Internet dating safety. Senate Bill 2545 would give people the info...
More caring needed at senior homes

Jun 02, 2012 5:00 am - At the end of my work cycle when jobs were tough, I fell into a neat little job at a senior home in Arlington Heights, I was a companion to an elderly person named Harry...
Average pensioner left out in cold

Jun 02, 2012 4:40 am - For 30 years I worked at the Elgin Mental Health Center and paid the state for my retirement. It was not a well-paying job but I worked for a promised pension and health...
Obama’s people rewriting history

Jun 02, 2012 4:40 am - You’re so vain ... Mr. President, you probably think this is about you. Don’t you? Don’t you? The president’s narcissistic self-insertion into official presidential biog...
To open up jobs, round up illegal immigrants

Jun 02, 2012 4:40 am - Is there anything more infuriating than hearing a politician or government official say that it would be impossible for government to round up the estimated 10 million t...

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