Opinion Stories from October 24, 2013 (Change date)

Brainerd Building should be renovated

Oct 24, 2013 5:00 am - A voice from the Class of 1939 concerning the future of the former Libertyville Township High School, now known as the Brainerd Building: I submit my opinion and approva...
GOP should take the longer view

Oct 24, 2013 5:00 am - In the past few decades there has been a general conception that Republicans, rather than Democrats, have strategic plans that stretch further into the future. Their emp...
E-cigs are good alternative to cigarettes

Oct 24, 2013 5:00 am - Electric cigarettes (e-cigs) are an alternative to real cigarettes, not a gateway to them. I smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years. Almost four years ago, I...
A health care law in need of a doctor

By Michael Gerson
Oct 24, 2013 5:00 am - For liberals, it is a cruel twist of history that Harry Truman’s dream of universal health coverage, carried forward by generations of committed Democrats, should fall t...
Not impressed by Obama’s budget cuts

Oct 24, 2013 4:40 am - Not impressed by Obama’s budget cuts President Obama has ordered his cabinet to cut $100 million from the federal budget. Before we become too impressed by this, le...
Athletes, keep God out of the game

Oct 24, 2013 4:40 am - Athletes, keep God out of the game I do believe we must discourage a religious practice that is manifested at various athletic events. On the front page of the firs...
This senior OK with Social Security reform

Oct 24, 2013 4:40 am - This senior OK with Social Security reform The senior who berated U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren and “right wing conservatives” for wanting to reform social security now ...

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