Opinion Stories from November 26, 2015 (Change date)
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Is fear-mongering worth the risk?Nov 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Dear Governor Rauner, Americans take risks every day. When we get on a plane, when we consume alcohol, when we order an egg sunny-side-up, when we invest in the stock ma...
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Time for Illinois to graduate (taxes)Nov 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Pat Quinn's 5 percent income tax was making some headway against the budget deficit. The current tax rate of 3.75 percent is not enough and Illinois falls further in deb...
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Short-change future by spurning refugeesNov 26, 2015 11:00 pm - I am shocked, embarrassed and angry that our politicians are advocating limiting refugees fleeing the Islamic State. I understand fear; the Islamic State is indeed very ...
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Editorial: The uncomfortable reality of Laquan McDonald's shooting by policeNov 27, 2015 4:42 am - For most of us living in the suburbs, our perspective of the police is respectful if not admiring. A few of us may have felt wronged once by a cop during a traffic stop,...
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Let's remember some of the good stories todayNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - With apologies to Paul Harvey: You know what the bad news is; today let's celebrate the rest of the story of who we are. For we are not ISIS, and we are not Boko Haram, ...
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Coalition needed to fight ISISNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - The war on ISIS has touched the entire world. It's time to treat this threat as a global world war and bring together a coalition of world powers to defeat the enemy whe...
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Small businesses need your helpNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - If asked if you support small business, I would guess that most would say yes. But do you really? Do you use a credit card for purchases? Businesses pay fees on those ...
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There's more to defeating ISIS than blustery rhetoricNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - By Gene Lyons "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire Years before Navy Seals killed Osama bin Laden, this column argued...
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Kids could pay for crossing-guard decisionNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - I just finished reading the explanation by the Village of Buffalo Grove for the elimination of the funds for crossing guards at District 21 schools. I am not happy tha...
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Does Statue still epitomize freedom?Nov 26, 2015 12:00 am - Is this what America is about? In that case, maybe the right thing to do is to return the Statue of Liberty to the French since it no longer epitomizes the meaning of Am...
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