Opinion Stories from August 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Stories don’t get answers from DuckworthAug 17, 2012 11:27 am - Kerry Lester and Mike Riopell stories use a lot of ink, but they raise more questions about the 8th District Congressional race. Why did candidate Duckworth announce TV...
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Our state needs better leadersAug 16, 2012 2:01 pm - You ended your July 16 editorial (“An endless saga of debt and inaction”) with questions. I believe that with those questions you communicated extreme frustration and a ...
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Democrats too silent on gun controlAug 16, 2012 2:01 pm - Let us bluntly discuss politics here. Now would be a good time to talk about gun control. And with an election coming up, the Dems need to get people out to vote. Champi...
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Schools appear to be saving too muchAug 16, 2012 2:01 pm - I wrote a $1,100 check last week to school District 214 to register my two students for the upcoming school year. I thought to myself, “District 214 must really be hurti...
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Outsourcing moralizing to liberalsAug 16, 2012 1:43 pm - It’s a given in many conservative circles that the rise of single-parent families is the biggest cause of increasing economic inequality and that liberals are to blame. ...
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In fiction as in fact, credibility is king for papersAug 16, 2012 9:05 am - The tweet from longtime newspaper blogger Jim Romenesko was not to be resisted. “Netflix says ‘State of Play’ is the most popular newspaper film. (“Zodiac” is #2 and ‘Ci...
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Editorial: Gov. Quinn’s obligation to act on plastic bag recyclingAug 16, 2012 8:52 am - The best alternative facing Gov. Pat Quinn as a deadline approaches for action on legislation purportedly designed to reduce plastic bag waste in Illinois isn’t nearly a...
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Herald should adhere to mission statementAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - This letter is in regards to your article “Gays, marriage and the debate over full citizenship” posted July 2. Unfortunately, your editorial department does not practice...
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Hold lawmakers responsible for pension messAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - Mike Madigan wants the taxpayer to believe that the state voluntarily paid the pensions of the state. Wrong. The 1970 State Constitution which Madigan helped to write sa...
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Nuggets of wisdom from JeffersonAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - John F. Kennedy, our 35th president, held a dinner in the White House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made the statement: “This is perh...