Opinion Stories from June 30, 2017 (Change date)
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Only caring about powerJul 03, 2017 5:04 pm - Gov. Bruce Rauner called for a special session to work on Illinois' budget. Well, according to state Senator Dan McConchie, a full three days of the special session took...
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Lessons of empireJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer As the Fourth of July approaches, the idea that democracy is the highest political calling of mankind once again hangs poignantly in the philosophi...
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Sour on sugar taxJul 03, 2017 5:05 pm - This new beverage tax in Cook County is a ridiculous burden on businesses and consumers. It is just another way for politicians extract money from taxpayers to fund the...
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Print is to blame, tooJul 03, 2017 5:04 pm - Concerning the Sunday editorial on cable news bias, newsprint needs to look in the mirror. One must recognize the left-leaning bias in today's major print media. The New...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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What's ailing health careJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - The Senate health care bill, which was scuttled Tuesday until after July 4, was doomed by two narratives: Republicans are mean, and poor people would be dropping like fl...
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Only option is to move out of IllinoisJul 03, 2017 5:05 pm - The diehard Democrats need to do just one thing. Start negotiating. Speaker Madigan has once again decided that his agenda is more important than the needs of the citi...
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Backlog of those who came here illegallyJun 30, 2017 12:05 am - Regarding Burt Constable's piece from May 28, "Fear trumps law to help kids"; first, catchy play on the title to the story, second it's really a heartfelt story that I'm...
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Get foreign money out of U.S. electionsJun 30, 2017 12:05 am - Campaign finance loopholes currently allow foreign-owned, foreign-controlled, and foreign-influenced corporations to funnel unlimited cash into U.S. elections. Russia wa...
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