Opinion Stories from February 13, 2015 (Change date)

Averaged out, tax increases not so bad

Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Rauner invited Christine Dogolpol to the state capital to address her Wheeling real estate taxes, which apparently increased from $1,100 annually to $4,707 per year...
The universality of evil

By Richard Cohen
Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - In 1916, a man by the name of Jesse Washington was accused of rape and murder and swiftly convicted. Washington was black and the woman was white and the location was Wa...
Illinois must protect its nuclear energy

By Ron Kirk Guest columnist
Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - President Obama's pursuit of climate change regulations, set to be finalized this summer, could make him the most progressive environmentalist to serve as president sinc...
Columnist maligns GOP contenders

Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - The Daily Herald chose to again publish an article by Donna Brazile, a columnist who I thought had been thoroughly discredited by her spreading of unsubstantiated rumors...
Editorial: Wildlife Good Samaritan law needs wisdom as well as compassion

The Daily Herald Editorial Board
Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - On the front page of Tuesday's Daily Herald, we posed the question "Should helping an injured animal land you in jail?" The headline referenced the story of Steve Patter...
Individuals, not government, responsible for needy

Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - In response to Mr. Spencer on Gov. Rauner, I'm not trying to carry the governor's water but the man has made huge donations of his own money to Illinois. Rauner's not t...

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