Opinion Stories from December 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Editorial: We can’t let rail safety priority waneDec 21, 2012 9:49 am - If you do something careless, or stupid, do you deserve to die? Of course not. That’s why we put fences around backyard pools, cordon off steep drop-offs on popular par...
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Online and in your faceDec 21, 2012 9:08 am - They don’t like the crowds, the traffic, the parking chaos. They dislike the sameness — the same mall chain stores piping in the same holiday music and selling the same ...
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Stun guns best immediate answerDec 21, 2012 4:00 am - Our nation is searching for answers for better protection for our children. School guards, indoor and/or outdoor, cannot be everywhere at once. Security screeners as the...
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Can we learn from the Mayans?Dec 21, 2012 4:00 am - Here’s my theory. The Mayan calendar maker went to his boss and told him that he had reached Dec. 21, 2012, but had run out of room. The shaman said, “We don’t have enou...
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Illinois voters made poor choicesDec 21, 2012 4:00 am - So another election season has passed and once again, the Democrats in Illinois continue to flourish. Let’s step back a minute and recognize their recent “achievements” ...
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What’s up with naive letters?Dec 21, 2012 4:00 am - There must be something in the water here because I’ve read two letters in the Fence Post since coming home from school that are just unbearably naive. The first was by...
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Real “realism” on gun controlDec 21, 2012 4:00 am - The usual gun extremists largely went into hiding this weekend after the obscenity in Connecticut. The National Rifle Association offered only a flowery expression of sy...
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Trade-killing law needs a remedyDec 21, 2012 3:40 am - Trade-killing law needs a remedy On Dec 5, our Ambassador Rice, took to the floor of the United Nations and with a moving speech condemned a member country for its ...
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Bridge money better spent on schools?Dec 21, 2012 3:40 am - Bridge money better spent on schools? Congratulations to Algonquin for having the additional resources to build a grand walking bridge over Randall Road connecting ...
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Only one use for military-style weaponsDec 21, 2012 3:35 am - Only one use for military-style weapons I have owned guns since I was 12 years old (53 years), so I’m obviously not anti-gun. That doesn’t mean I checked my brain a...
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