Opinion Stories from July 6, 2017 (Change date)
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Editorial: There's still much more to do on state budgetJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - For some time, we've railed against the damage Illinois' lawmakers and governor have done to vulnerable low-income and disabled residents, schoolchildren, college studen...
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Set aside passions to fill trustee vacancyJul 06, 2017 11:57 am - Mundelein continues to be divided by the 2017 local election. Some call it the battle of the 50 percent (give or take). We were all impassioned by our candidates of ch...
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System letting minority views drive decisionsJul 06, 2017 11:57 am - How did we get here? Barely functional federal and state governments, a president celebrated for being unconventional instead of competent, runaway national debt, no tho...
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Deteriorating climate doesn't care about politicsJul 07, 2017 10:55 am - Chlorofluorocarbons, methyl bromide, carbon tetrachloride, Freon, methyl chloroform, halons and CO2. These are all components that are destroying the ozone and atmospher...
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A tale of two presidentsJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer Late last week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made his first visit to Hong Kong as president, elegantly dressed and clearly in control. For hints of th...
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What did the state do with all that money?Jul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Well, here we go again. This wonderful state legislature needs more money. The obvious answer is raise the state income tax. I have seen no explanation as to where the $...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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How things workJul 06, 2017 11:57 am - The Trump travel Ban is based on improving "security" by prohibiting six poor countries' residents entry into the United States. None of their residents were involved i...
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When Republicans saw the troubled future of Obamacare repealJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Why are Republicans on Capitol Hill having so much trouble repealing and replacing Obamacare? There are reasons all over the place: subsidies, tax credits, tax cuts, Med...
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In private sector, they would have been firedJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Thanks to decades of utter failure by the Illinois General Assembly, our state is now all but bankrupt. The financial mismanagement by the House and Senate should be cri...
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