Opinion Stories from January 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Gov. Rauner, end current and future Illiana Expressway studiesJan 13, 2016 11:48 am - Seven months ago, we were extremely pleased with Gov. Bruce Rauner who had just announced that he was withdrawing any more funding for the unnecessary and expensive Illi...
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Wheeling paying homage to its backbone - the neighborhoodsJan 12, 2016 7:23 am - Critics of the suburbs, usually people who don't live here, often bemoan the "sameness." You can't tell what town you are in, they complain, because there is no sense of...
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Radtke views on prep sports worth rerunJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I enjoyed the Our View recently, but there is one resolution (our view) that deserves another printing. The view of John Radtke, assistant sports editor, is outstanding ...
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Girls, try not wearing head covering in IranJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Cultural experiences, like that of the young ladies at Vernon Hills High School who wore hijabs for a day, are generally a good thing and should be encouraged. But if th...
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Encouraging signs for needed work on region's transitJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I write to follow up on Marni Pyke's Dec. 28 column "What to expect for planes, trains and automobiles in 2016." Ms. Pyke's overview of transportation in our region is "...
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After all the taxes, what's left to live on?Jan 11, 2016 12:00 am - It's that time again to pay the IRS and Illinois. As hard as this is for many Americans that are fighting to just make ends meet, I started thinking about all the other ...
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Why can't we keep guns away from crackpots?Jan 11, 2016 12:00 am - As the president prepares to use his executive power to put some common sense screening for those purchasing online or at gun shows, I must respond to Mr. Schwanbeck's l...
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Grade schools need more focus on valuesJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I know these are complex issues, but until we value raising well-rounded, caring human beings more than we value test scores, we will not lessen the violence that surrou...
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Wrong about gun-free zonesJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - In his Jan. 3 letter to the editor, Rich Schwanbeck of Elk Grove Village regurgitated the much-ballyhooed claim by gun enthusiasts that gun-free zones help the bad guys....
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Winners won't accept 'wait 'til next year'Jan 11, 2016 12:00 am - The "wait until next year" for the Cubs is here. And we don't want to hear, "We'll go out there and have fun," You go out there to win. That's why you get paid; some get...
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