Opinion Stories from October 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Skating on electoral thin iceOct 22, 2012 7:40 pm - I’ve voted all my life in either Washington, D.C., or New York state. Most of that time, my vote didn’t matter one bit and this year is no exception. New York, where I n...
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Exhausting the insignificantOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Oh, to be 12 again, the better to enjoy the presidential debates. Or rather, the better to appreciate the Twitterverse, where America’s obsessive-compulsive, attention-...
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Why the chill on climate change?Oct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Not a word has been said in the presidential debates about what may be the most urgent and consequential issue in the world: climate change. President Obama understands...
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Remember the old days of Halloween?Oct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Halloween, 2012, suburbia: How sad is this? Between prescribed hours, costumed kids will go trick-or-treating. Their parents, fearing one of the neighbors will snatch th...
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Additional cigarette tax will save livesOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network strongly supports Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s recent proposal for a $1 per pack cigarette tax increa...
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Wearing the flag shows disrespectOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the play of the Ryder Cup in Medinah. We are also pleased with the advantages this event brought to our local communities. H...
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Seeds of our dysfunctionOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Seeds of our dysfunction Elections supposedly prevent convulsions, serving as safety valves that vent social pressures and enable course corrections. November’s electio...
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Editorial: A show of acceptance for any ageOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Most of us likely hold memories of our high school homecoming king and queen as a picture-perfect pair. The standard for royalty often has been the captain of the footba...
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