Opinion Stories from January 31, 2013 (Change date)
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Protecting the currency of trust in all we publishJan 31, 2013 8:33 am - It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since New York Times reporter Jayson Blair was caught in a web of deceit and plagiarism that cast a deep stain of doubt on the cr...
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Editorial: Ryan is out of prison, but little is different in IllinoisJan 31, 2013 8:20 am - “Grandfatherly” is probably not a word that comes to mind when most people recall George Ryan or his long political tenure in Illinois. So the image invoked by ex-Gov. J...
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Plant-based diets benefit Earth, peopleJan 31, 2013 4:00 am - A recent appearance by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reiterated the health benefits of a plant-based diet. Numerous studies have confirmed that people who consume fewer ani...
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Real challenge is with the mentally unstableJan 31, 2013 4:00 am - I suppose that it is good to have gun laws — to make sure that owners are responsible and properly registered, prevent high-capacity “assault” weapons from being availab...
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Teach kids they have to live with their decisionsJan 31, 2013 4:00 am - Columnist Ruben Navarrette’s commentary on balance in parenting reminded me of an impactful book from my parenting days. It was a “how-to” of balance. My own youth invol...
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On torture, a debate we needJan 31, 2013 4:00 am - In retrospect, a better title for the terrific film “Zero Dark Thirty” would have been “Rorschach.” Like the famous ink blots developed by Swiss psychoanalyst Hermann Ro...
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Missed opportunity in Campton HillsJan 31, 2013 3:40 am - Missed opportunity in Campton Hills I have never been the type to judge people. I don’t think that I’m better than anyone. People have fallen into hard times and ho...
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Time to celebrate our commonalitiesJan 31, 2013 3:40 am - Time to celebrate our commonalities Perhaps I am not the only one out there that has noticed a need for politicians, whether they are from either side of the aisle ...
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Stand on principles, Mr. BoehnerJan 31, 2013 3:40 am - Stand on principles, Mr. Boehner Dear John Boehner: My demographic profile is so freakish it should simultaneously lift your heart, and worry you. I am a naturalize...
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Misuse of gun stats does a disserviceJan 31, 2013 3:00 am - A Jan. 27 letter is a new low in the fear-mongering agenda of gun-rights advocates. The citations of gun control measures and consequent genocides prove nothing. It has ...
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