Opinion Stories from May 27, 2015 (Change date)
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Editorial: Local schools, colleges should be controlled locally, not in SpringfieldMay 28, 2015 2:48 pm - Legislators' efforts to meddle in the affairs of local community college districts stalled Friday and for all the right reasons. Liz Brown, of the Illinois Council of Co...
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Separating fact, fiction on climateMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - My comments are in regard to the May 6 letter by Thomas Carras. Mr. Carras asserts that we have experienced "global warming" for "quite a few years." He further states:...
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Sidelines of presidential politics fill earlyMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Because so many Republicans want to be president - or at least pretend they do - debate organizers have decided to eliminate the least popular from the stage based on ho...
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Harper's staff gave meaning to serviceMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - On May 16, I had the honor of giving the keynote address at Harper College's commencement ceremony. It was a privilege to speak to graduates who were kind enough to rema...
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Editorial: Staying to fight for Illinois' lost causeMay 27, 2015 6:50 am - In the Frank Capra classic, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," the idealistic young Jefferson Smith played by James Stewart takes his case for a boys camp to the floor of t...
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Problems with immigration billsMay 27, 2015 12:05 am - Problems with immigration bills While I fully support the overhaul of our immigration laws, and applaud efforts to simplify legal procedures to encourage legal immi...
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Maybe Americans really are 'stupid'May 27, 2015 12:05 am - Maybe Americans really are 'stupid' Should six indicted Maryland police officers ultimately be acquitted on all felony charges, we'll see what's left of Baltimore b...
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