Opinion Stories from September 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:58 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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Times have changed; end teacher unionsSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - Once again, your paper displays an interesting viewpoint in your “Our View” column of Sept. 12. Within the article, you repeatedly use the word collaboration and implore...
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Don’t erect barriers to votingSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - This letter is in response to Rose Nania’s Aug. 28 comment regarding the need for IDs to go about daily life. While it is true that you need an ID to drive, cash a check...
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Our troops deserve better treatmentSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - I am a veteran of the Korean War, and it is appalling to read about what the military is doing to our troops. Our reps and senators are sitting on their rumps allowing o...
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Don’t betray faith: Back Ryan’s budgetSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing in response to Mary Beth Delaney’s letter of Aug. 17 quoting the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ criticism of Paul Ryan’s budget because it cut program...
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The price of leading from behindSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - What lessons can be learned from events in Libya? That nothing good will come out of the Arab Spring? That Arabs are volatile, easily excitable and prone to acting out? ...
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Standing up for teachersSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - Teachers are heroes, not villains, and it’s time to stop demonizing them. It has become fashionable to blame all of society’s manifold sins and wickedness on “teachers u...
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Stronger rules needed on cyberattacksSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - The White House plans rules for cybersecurity. The 21st century is synonymous with the age of technology. As such, new laws must be passed in order to accommodate the ch...
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Why vote for Romney if you’re not rich?Sep 19, 2012 4:40 am - Why would people who make less than $300,000 vote for Romney? They must believe one of the following: The deficit is pushing us toward catastrophe and Romney/Ryan can fi...
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Blind political belief helps no oneSep 19, 2012 4:40 am - In order to avoid the hypocrisy of complaining about poorly researched Fence Post letters containing serious errors of fact, I have included essential supporting referen...
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