Opinion Stories from September 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Why should military bases be gun free?Sep 22, 2013 5:00 am - Mass shootings always spark a push for more restrictive gun laws. What we need to pay attention to is where these mass shootings take place. I learned only recently that...
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Beware of the political bullies, ‘untruthers’Sep 22, 2013 5:00 am - The tea-bullies are at it again. Just because they can’t get their way they are threatening to take our government and go home. If they are so concerned about our debt, ...
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Editorial: Time to end party control of map processSep 22, 2013 5:00 am - Of all the reform issues facing Illinois, one that gets the least amount of attention deserves perhaps the most — how we draw the maps every 10 years that create our leg...
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Think of taxpayers, raze BrainerdSep 22, 2013 5:00 am - Subject: Brainerd Building in Libertyville We already have one “white elephant” — The Libertyville Sports Complex — costing taxpayers thousands of dollars for several ye...
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Our casino/government complexSep 22, 2013 5:00 am - After decades of politically useful fiscal mismanagement, many states and localities have become little more than underfunded pension systems with a few public services ...
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Are there candidates who don’t merely flatter?Sep 22, 2013 5:00 am - As we again search for political candidates, we wonder where suitable people may be hiding. Are there any about? Maybe, but attaining office is never as simple as either...
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Editorial: Time to end party control of map processSep 22, 2013 6:42 am - Of all the reform issues facing Illinois, one that gets the least amount of attention deserves perhaps the most — how we draw the maps every 10 years that create our leg...
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They’re not ‘boots,’ they’re peopleSep 22, 2013 4:55 am - They’re not ‘boots,’ they’re people Over the last couple weeks, numerous politicians, pundits, journalists and so called experts — even President Obama — have refer...
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Give diplomacy a shot in SyriaSep 22, 2013 4:55 am - Give diplomacy a shot in Syria Syria’s Assad and Russia have offered a possible way to avoid escalating the Syrian conflict by securing the weaponized chemicals and...
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Let Syria civil war take its courseSep 22, 2013 4:55 am - Let Syria civil war take its course Those who served in the military know that once given a mission, response and action should be immediate in order to take advant...
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