Opinion Stories from September 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Close the mortgage-deduction loopholeSep 16, 2012 5:00 am - Letting homeowners deduct interest paid on their mortgages from taxable income makes no sense. It encourages taking on more debt, discriminates against renters, subsidiz...
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Creatures great, small deserve respectSep 16, 2012 5:00 am - It was very encouraging to read that many people have been interested in the educational, enlightening and compassionate Bug Fest event in Batavia. Many bugs and insects...
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Nekritz shouldn’t claim independenceSep 16, 2012 5:00 am - We the people deserve respect. How stupid do politicians think we are? This is a legitimate question especially after reading campaign literature from state Rep. Elaine ...
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Facts show Obama made gains on jobsSep 16, 2012 5:00 am - We read on this editorial page and hear from Mitt Romney every day how President Obama has had his chance and he failed. We are stuck on 8 percent unemployment — time fo...
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Don’t knock a wise investorSep 16, 2012 4:40 am - Recently you printed a letter written by Alfred Y. Kirkland Jr. accusing Paul Ryan of not being a “man of the people.” I researched how Mr. Ryan became a millionaire and...
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As goes Illinois, so goes ObamaSep 16, 2012 4:40 am - Gov. Pat Quinn in a recent interview said that the Democratic Convention would consist of “truth slinging” to combat the Republican Convention’s “mud slinging” about Pre...
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You made a veteran’s daySep 17, 2012 9:05 am - Just a note of thanks to all those wonderful people who put together a salute to Veterans Day at Prairie Isle Golf Club. More than 240 veterans had a day to remember — g...
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Grateful for GOP ‘intransigence’Sep 16, 2012 4:20 am - Grateful for GOP ‘intransigence’ This is in response to your editorial of Aug. 30. You say that the electorate is “beaten down” by “the partisan lockjaw” and “the d...
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One who eschews special interestsSep 16, 2012 4:20 am - One who eschews special interests Leslie Coolidge is challenging Peter Roskam this November for his seat in the 6th Illinois Congressional District. A retired partn...
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