Opinion Stories from January 11, 2013 (Change date)
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It’s difficult to measure teacher dedicationJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - For years the Daily Herald Editorial Board has been critical of teacher salaries, their work ethic, student results and pensions. So how can the Editorial Board be surpr...
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Schakowsky’s statement was misleadingJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - In your recent front-page article, “Why congressmen voted no,” you quoted Jan Schakowsky as saying “the Bush tax cuts were always viewed as a short-term tax break, and t...
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Hot enough for you?Jan 11, 2013 9:44 am - All right, now can we talk about climate change? After a year when the lower 48 states suffered the warmest temperatures, and the second-craziest weather, since record-k...
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Will Hostess execs suffer like workers?Jan 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the Dec. 29 Fence Post is a letter from Gregg Bettcher about the closing of Hostess products. He is blaming their union in part for not persuading employees to take y...
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Lively war of words between father, sonJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - Three cheers for Mr. James Prescott Sr.’s letter of Dec. 27. I had a hunch the previous letter of Dec. 2 was his son’s before he even said it, and I was wondering if the...
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Walsh’s message needs to be heardJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - More than 120 people listened to former congressman Joe Walsh in Arlington Heights recently. The Herald resisted bashing Joe Walsh and reported the story. Too bad the He...
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Building hope for collaboration in IsraelJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - Standing atop Israel’s Mount of the Precipice, it’s easy to believe that anything is possible. Its sweeping views of the Jezreel Valley, Mount Tabor and other Galilean s...
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No protection for the taxpayerJan 11, 2013 3:40 am - No protection for the taxpayer The president of the Illinois Retired Teachers Assn. states, “There is a panicked attempt to strip teachers and other public workers ...
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Hero takes back seat to a celebrityJan 11, 2013 3:40 am - Hero takes back seat to a celebrity Regarding “In Memoriam 12-27-12,” this is a real head scratcher. You have Whitney Houston more prominently featured than Neil Ar...
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Armed school help, different outcome?Jan 11, 2013 3:40 am - Armed school help, different outcome? The Jan. 3 column by Eugene Robinson tells us this is the year to stand up to the gun lobby. He disagrees with NRA chief Wayne...