Opinion Stories from December 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Editorial: Mandated payments key to viable pension fundsDec 27, 2012 3:27 pm - By now, we know how it got to this point. The state's pension problem wasn't created overnight, and it didn't happen because someone failed to add or subtract correctly....
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$31 billion in benefits, and countingDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - Imagine a public policy in Illinois that was thoughtfully developed, carefully nurtured and professionally adjusted as needed and has delivered $31 billion in benefits t...
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When healers are the targetsDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - The murder of eight polio vaccination workers during 48 hours in Pakistan has all the hallmarks of a Taliban operation: coordinated, ruthless and monstrous. The attacks ...
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Lawmakers should OK freedom to marryDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - Recently, legislative leaders in Illinois announced that in early January they will seek to pass a measure winning the freedom to marry for same sex couples in our state...
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Time for ‘yes’ on budget dealDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - I am puzzled. Why can’t our elected officials (President, Senate and House) come to a compromise as to how we can balance the budget? In my home when the finances are “t...
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Government power grab: Gun controlDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - What an extremely sad, horrible event in Newtown, Conn. Twenty schoolchildren and seven adults murdered by a deranged gunman. Even sadder, President Obama has immediatel...
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Start over with a rebuilt schoolDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - With so many people grieving for the loss of 26 lives in Newtown, Conn., it seems like there would be a way to raise enough money to tear down Sandy Hook Elementary and ...
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Money in stocks doesn’t help economyDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - Obviously, my son (Fence Post, Dec. 2) and I have very different ideas about the political and economic policies that are needed to push this country back onto a positiv...
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No reason to have assault weaponsDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - There will always be troubled children and adults who need as much extra help as we can provide, and we can probably do a better job as a society and community to help t...
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