Opinion Stories from April 17, 2017 (Change date)
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Editorial: Learn from those most at risk - have a disaster plan in tornado seasonApr 18, 2017 5:47 pm - Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the deadliest day for tornadoes in the metropolitan area, a day in which eight twisters tore through the northeastern corner of Illi...
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Consider how they treat people on the groundApr 17, 2017 10:49 am - Fly the friendly skies of United Airlines. That's United's slogan. Tell that to the paying customer who was forcibly removed from a plane because the flight was "overboo...
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Automatic registration makes voting more fairApr 17, 2017 10:49 am - This month, on April 4th, marked the 49th anniversary of MLK's assassination. Nearly fifty years later, we still have work to do to ensure voting rights and expand ballo...
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Actually, scientists are clear on global warmingApr 17, 2017 10:49 am - About global warming, a letter this past Monday said "scientists never say how much is caused by humankind versus mother nature." Actually, they do say. One good referen...
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Equalize tax treatment for renewable energyApr 17, 2017 10:49 am - Some call it a drafting error, others a mistake. Regardless of how it happened, Congress passed a spending bill in December 2015 that extended tax credits for big wind a...
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Trust me on thisApr 17, 2017 10:49 am - Any politician who consistently uses the phrases "to tell you the truth" or "trust me" is in all likelihood, a pathological liar. Anyone come to mind? Gary Clair Schaumb...
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Mob mentality rules media on O'ReillyApr 17, 2017 10:49 am - I am no longer young, and somewhere over the course of my life, "civility" has become a dirty word, Whether or not Bill O'Reilly acted inappropriately no longer appears ...
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Children are hurt by these beliefsApr 17, 2017 12:00 am - Vicki Wilson, being born a transgender person is a rare human experience, but it is something I experience. Unlike other experiences, there are not words we can share th...
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Statistics cited in essay were outdatedApr 17, 2017 12:00 am - An April 10 essay by Palatine parent Vicki Wilson claimed that "one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18." However, this stati...
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