Opinion Stories from October 6, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: Is a public pension compromise at hand?Oct 06, 2013 5:00 am - There was a bit of a buzz at the end of last week that at long last a compromise solution was at hand to the public pension crisis that looms over Illinois. “We’re insid...
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No one gets 'Chopped' in our cooking contestOct 11, 2013 10:33 am - As the director of news and matrix operations, DuPage and Fox Valley editions, I have many important duties. One involves carting the framed portraits of staff service a...
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Put country ahead of partyOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - The inaction of our congressional elected representatives and senators to achieve a position of compromise is disgusting. As a citizen of this once-great country and vot...
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Reforming ObamacareOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - After much struggle and internal strife, Republicans seeking to block Obamacare have arrived at this achievement: Much of the government is closed — except for Obamacare...
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Shutdown affecting military mealsOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - So the United States government shutdown isn’t affecting the military. Tell that to my grandson. All Marine commissaries in Afghanistan are being shut down effective Oc...
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Common sense defies climate claimsOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on the science of climate change suggested at least a 95 percent chance that human activities have be...
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Roskam owed thanks, not vilificationOct 06, 2013 4:40 am - Roskam owed thanks, not vilification In a Daily Herald letter to the editor published Sept. 18, misleading health care information is an outrage. It was claimed tha...
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Not a single grain of caviar lostOct 06, 2013 4:40 am - Not a single grain of caviar lost Regarding: H. Ty Warner. I can see it now — a little plush piggy in an orange jumpsuit. The heart-shaped tag in his ear reads: “I...
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Tea Party revels in misery of othersOct 06, 2013 4:40 am - Tea Party revels in misery of others On the day I should have been celebrating my 40 year federal service anniversary, 75 percent of my co-workers were furloughed. ...
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