Opinion Stories from May 31, 2015 (Change date)
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Ideas toward a more perfect unionJun 01, 2015 10:44 am - Revenue: Tax dividends, capital gains and carried interest as ordinary income. Taxes on foreign subsidiaries in the year earned. Don't defer until repatriated. End step-...
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Editorial: New tools are available on government spending; use themJun 01, 2015 4:48 pm - Analyzing Kane County government spending became easier Monday with the launch of a new web portal that officials say provides "unprecedented access to Kane County's fin...
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Ready for a game played with the feetJun 01, 2015 10:45 am - I'm really ready for some FOOTball. How about a game where the foot really does matter rather than damaged heads? So, there's the Bears' Ray McDonald story. Who knows wh...
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Look who really pays for public pensionsJun 01, 2015 10:44 am - Christine Eggert writes on May 22 not to blame the teachers for the pension problem since she has paid her 9 percent for 30 years. If she averaged $50,000 per year, her ...
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Real science shows dangers of GMOsJun 01, 2015 10:45 am - In a recent Daily Herald column, Michael Gerson defended GMOs by claiming that critics are using "pseudoscience" and "undermining public trust in legitimate scientific a...
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Caregivers shouldn't owe union duesJun 01, 2015 10:44 am - As a care provider for my head-injured son, I receive limited compensation from the state of Illinois, which is used for his financial support. When my son qualified fo...
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Springfield has its own mess to clean upJun 01, 2015 10:44 am - I found myself talking back to my Daily Herald the other morning when I read the Democrats in Springfield were going to "take over audits of community colleges ..." I...
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Keep fighting pension sweetenerJun 01, 2015 10:44 am - Thank you for your editorial on the public pension sweetener; talk about "adding insult to injury." Just need to have more people realize how ridiculous and irresponsibl...
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Davis: Strip clubs, saving small birds - all in a week's workJun 01, 2015 10:27 am - Q. What do some of the migratory birds that crash into buildings in the Loop have in common with suburban strip clubs? A. Both are endangered species. And, I should hast...
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Editorial: Thibs, Hastert, Strong and our rush to judgmentMay 31, 2015 1:00 am - If you follow NBA basketball, you've probably got an opinion about the firing of Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau. We certainly do. We've got an opinion on who's the good ...
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