Opinion Stories from September 10, 2011 (Change date)
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9/11, Ryans' tragedies help us keep perspectiveSep 11, 2011 7:50 am - Perspective. The word has been on my mind a lot this week as I've been a part of our coverage of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and other poignan...
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Find solution in cuts to military spendingSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - One of the unfortunate consequences of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, was a knee-jerk response to authorize military action against an ill-defined enemy (“terrorists”). I...
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Exclude ‘junk food’ from aid programSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - We need to ensure that all children are getting adequate nutrition when it comes to meals at home, especially children who are members of low-income families. According ...
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Geneva, don’t allow open burningSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - The Daily Herald recently reported on the Geneva City Council’s consideration of open burning within its city limits. Three years ago the Batavia City Council addressed ...
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Obama thinks he is the stateSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - Louis XIV, the absolute monarch of France prior to the French Revolution, is reported to have uttered the famous phrase, “L’etat, c’est moi,” meaning, “I am the state.” ...
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Support of literacy programs is vitalSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - Approximately 125,000 DuPage County residents struggle with limited English skills. Nationwide, funding for adult literacy programs is under siege, affecting the more th...
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Debt percentages are fuzzy mathSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - I am writing in regard to the letter by Raleigh Sutton in Fence Post Sept. 3, titled “Who has gotten us in deeper debt?” Sutton lists the percent increase or decrease in...
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A simple solution to our tax woesSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - President Obama deserves our everlasting gratitude for his excellent handling of the mess his predecessor left behind. While we were saved from a worldwide depression, t...
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Dropping English testing big mistakeSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - I agree wholeheartedly with the Daily Herald editorial Aug. 29 expressing a dim view of the state’s declining emphasis on writing mastery for elementary and high school ...
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No wrist slap for insurance defraudersSep 10, 2011 5:01 am - I read with great interest the article about chiropractic clinics defrauding insurers. I really hope that the doctors involved don’t get off the hook by claiming they di...
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