Opinion Stories from August 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Editorial: What the emerald ash borer teaches usAug 21, 2012 10:21 am - The term “leafy suburb” is used often enough that it’s become cliché. We love our trees, paying a premium for homes that have large ones, anchoring swings and treehouse...
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Democrats’ ad was short on factsAug 21, 2012 5:00 am - It was bad enough that Harry Reid made comments about Mitt Romney on the Senate floor with no evidence at all. But now a Democratic National Committee PAC ran an ad from...
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Romney’s present, Ryan’s futureAug 21, 2012 5:00 am - Vice presidential picks are always judged by their effect on the coming election. They rarely have any. This time could be different. The Democrats’ Mediscare barrage i...
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President had his chance on economyAug 21, 2012 5:00 am - The country is experiencing out-of-control home foreclosures and skyrocketing unemployment numbers, and President Obama has this to say: ”There will be setbacks.” Obama ...
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Op-ed column: Cost shift would worsen pension problemAug 21, 2012 5:00 am - According to the people who run it, Illinois’ pension system has promised over $600 billion in future benefits to workers and teachers and has less than $70 billion in a...
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Limit postretirement pay not just for teachersAug 21, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you for your July 23 editorial “Restrict public pensions to retirees” (July 23), which exposed a flaw in the local government pension system. Police officers and m...
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A manager is not the answerAug 21, 2012 4:40 am - There is a notion out there that what this country really needs as President of the United States is a manager and not a politician. It isn’t so. A manager does not have...
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Why Boy Scouts right to prohibit gaysAug 21, 2012 4:40 am - While I appreciate the heart of James Abbott as expressed in his letter about gays being excluded from the Boy Scouts of America, according to Scripture he is operating ...
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Better fact-checking of letters neededAug 21, 2012 4:20 am - Better fact-checking of letters needed The Daily Herald too often prints letters to the editor about serious topics that are either factually incorrect or lack enou...
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A Medicare question for Paul RyanAug 21, 2012 4:20 am - A Medicare question for Paul Ryan If vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s Medicare proposal is as wonderful as he, Mitt Romney, and his supporters all say it is,...
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