Opinion Stories from July 3, 2011 (Change date)
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With gratitude for persistent policeJul 04, 2011 7:20 pm - Sometimes, you just have to say, ”Thank you, officers, for your persistence.” Daily Herald staff writer Lee Filas told this week about the efforts of police agencies to ...
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Dist. 73 insensitive to tax payersJul 03, 2011 9:43 pm - Per School District 73 Superintendent Sue Zook’s presentation at the June 13 District 73 xchool board meeting and per the District 73 website, the expected School Distri...
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Quinn’s final budget cuts difficult, but neededJul 03, 2011 6:16 pm - We weren’t happy in February when Gov. Pat Quinn recommended the state spend $1.7 billion more in the fiscal year that started Friday than last year. Included in that pl...
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Don’t make the economy worseJul 03, 2011 9:43 pm - There is no good reason for negotiations on the budget and the debt ceiling to be deadlocked, because the solution is obvious: First, do no harm. The Hippocratic injunc...
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First Amendment showdown on campaign financeJul 03, 2011 9:43 pm - The fate of Arizona’s Clean Elections Act, which the Supreme Court last week declared unconstitutional, was foreshadowed March 28, during oral arguments. Lawyers defend...
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Debate is about who can afford cutsJul 03, 2011 9:43 pm - The ongoing debate about reducing the deficit is a debate about who is going to pay. There is no doubt that cuts will have to be made, but not the draconian cuts some su...
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Round Lake right to take actionJul 03, 2011 9:43 pm - The subject article states that Round Lake Maayor Dietz “wished people would behave themselves.” Scrolling down the comments online, I read several of the vituperative, ...
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What summer festivals bring to our sense of communityJul 03, 2011 9:51 pm - This is one of our favorite weekends of the year, and it isn’t just because of the patriotic spirit that comes alive on Independence Day. We unabashedly and unashamedly ...
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