Opinion Stories from December 23, 2013 (Change date)
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The power of ChristmasDec 23, 2013 4:38 pm - ’Tis the season for crèche display controversies and public school decoration debates and First Amendment argumentation, when all the ideologues get a little extra outra...
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Breakthrough in AIDS researchDec 23, 2013 9:11 am - In 1987, two young medical researchers, Anthony Fauci and Cliff Lane, conducted the first clinical trial of an AIDS vaccine. They took the envelope that surrounds the vi...
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Food stamps serve a vital needDec 23, 2013 4:00 am - Congress is completing its negotiations on the Farm Bill. There has been much talk growing out of these negotiations about the need to cut funding for food stamps, also ...
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Schneider shows true colors with support of ObamacareDec 23, 2013 4:00 am - I recently read a letter in the Daily Herald from a reader praising the work of Congressman Brad Schneider. It left me shaking my head in disbelief. Though he wasn’t the...
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Students should take lockdown drills seriouslyDec 23, 2013 4:00 am - My name is Denise Casali. I am a junior at Mundelein High School. I am writing in response to the Dec. 13 editorial, “Vigilance on safety.” As a student, I have had a fi...
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Pension vote only a ‘first step’Dec 23, 2013 4:00 am - I commend the members of the Illinois General Assembly for their recent efforts to begin to fix our state’s pension liability. That said, we still have a long way to go ...
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Obamacare explains spending power lossDec 23, 2013 4:00 am - On Dec. 18, the Daily Herald put an article on the front page titled “Income gap Is slowing recovery.” This piece Associated Press was an opinion piece masquerading as a...
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Senate’s procedural change is outrageousDec 23, 2013 4:00 am - The president and Sen. Harry Reid have orchestrated a coup d’etat of the United States Senate, only no shots were fired. Could you please explain to me what breaking the...
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Amend constitution to fix pensionsDec 23, 2013 4:00 am - We are constantly reminded by the public service unions and workers that their pension rights are protected by the Illinois state constitution, rewritten and approved ba...
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Easy for politicians to cut others’ payDec 23, 2013 4:00 am - Illinois politicians want it both ways. They cite constitutional protection when their pay and benefits are threatened by Gov. Pat Quinn, but they completely disregard t...
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