Opinion Stories from October 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: Don’t be distracted by allure of southern tollwayOct 08, 2013 8:17 am - For a timely example of the maxim that the lure of good consequences can produce bad projects, consider the Illiana expressway. This proposed east-west tollway linking I...
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No clergy forced to perform civil unionsOct 08, 2013 5:00 am - Anna Scott of Grayslake, I’d like to alleviate your fears about civil unions, which have been legal in Illinois since 2011. No religious institutions have been prosecute...
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Wisdom from kids about school lunchesOct 08, 2013 5:00 am - My own independent citizen panel of three grandchildren weighed in on school lunches this weekend. They are assorted ages and in different schools in the suburbs. When a...
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Clarifying list of ‘approved’ weaponsOct 08, 2013 4:40 am - Clarifying list of ‘approved’ weapons All our weapons in the U.S. are civilized. It’s OK to use the ones on “our” list. Destroy as you will, if it’s on the list, it...
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Unwilling to lift their voting fingerOct 08, 2013 4:40 am - Unwilling to lift their voting finger Our area Republican congressmen all rushed to honor the Worl War II vets from the Chicago “Honor Flight” recently. These veter...
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What is GOP so afraid of?Oct 08, 2013 4:40 am - What is GOP so afraid of? If the Republicans, Tea Party in particular, think the Affordable Care Act will fail, they should just let it take effect. If they are rig...
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Try reading JFK’s book, Mr. BoehnerOct 08, 2013 4:40 am - Try reading JFK’s book, Mr. Boehner In watching the current events in Washington that led to the government’s shut down, I mused on John Kennedy’s book, “Profiles i...
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