Opinion Stories from August 15, 2012 (Change date)
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All talk, no muscle on SyriaAug 15, 2012 1:51 pm - The awful things that could have happened had the United States intervened in Syria are now happening anyway. The insurrection has become a civil war. Neighboring countr...
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We don’t need to be taken care ofAug 16, 2012 1:07 pm - Why is it that they in the media continue to assert that women, Hispanics, and seniors think we need government to take care of us? Unfortunately for this same media, I ...
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Senator wrong about Social SecurityAug 16, 2012 1:07 pm - Sen. Durbin was once again hoisted by his own petard in his Aug. 13 letter stating, “Social Security has not added one penny to the nation’s debt.” Who is he kidding? C...
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Dold’s survey of seniors slantedAug 15, 2012 5:00 am - I recently received a rather patronizing “seniors issues” survey from Congressman Robert Dold. One of the three questions asked if medical decisions should be made betwe...
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Where does Reid get his information?Aug 15, 2012 5:00 am - One of the most powerful Democrats in the U.S. sends out baseless allegations at Mitt Romney accusing him of tax avoidance for 10 years. Then he admits he has no evidenc...
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Seeing inconsistency in use of IDsAug 15, 2012 5:00 am - The Aug. 6 Herald carried the article on changes coming to Social Security and federal benefits to recipients that says almost 7 million recipients must switch to a form...
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Walsh shows little respect to veteransAug 15, 2012 5:00 am - Dan Vincent agrees with Joe Walsh’s criticism of Tammy Duckworth’s mentioning her military service (Fence Post, July 21). Yet, Mr. Vincent managed to boast of his own mi...
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Letter on Medicare reflects scare tacticsAug 15, 2012 5:00 am - In response to Elke M. Trescott (“Know what will happen to Medicare,” July 17), she erroneously stated that Medicare premiums will increase 100 percent by 2014 under the...
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Romney-Ryan: Real changeAug 15, 2012 5:00 am - Last Thursday’s Wall Street Journal editorial “Why Not Paul Ryan?” made the case for his selection as the Republican vice presidential nominee in this statement: “Romney...
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We have the right to defend ourselvesAug 15, 2012 5:00 am - It seems that Martin Zell, in his rebuttal to Don Bekeleski’s letter supporting concealed carry, has completely missed the point of Bekeleski’s letter. Marty, I have to ...
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