Opinion Stories from February 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: Give mental illness the attention it needsFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - Following the school shootings in December, the nation’s gun laws seemed the obvious place to look to prevent future attacks in schools, malls, theaters and workplaces. ...
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Our president spends too muchFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - President Obama’s policies are like the parents who have maxed out their credit cards and then apply for credit cards in their children’s names. Dave Hasbach Palatine ...
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Not all smiles on immigration reform?Feb 01, 2013 4:00 am - Such a happy scene: Republican senators grinning next to Democratic senators as though the debt-ceiling crisis, Obamacare and Sarah Palin never happened. The unifying ev...
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There are ways to cut Medicare costsFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - The Business Roundtable organization is suggesting that raising the Medicare eligibility age is necessary to “save” that vital program. The most objectionable part of th...
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Obama’s test on immigrationFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - President Barack Obama has grown testy about reporters who have a “default position” that policy debates have two sides. “On almost every issue,” he recently told The Ne...
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Hospital commitment will not waverFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - As the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vista Health System, I would like to respond to recent comments circulated in the local press regarding our commitment to...
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Debt problems were caused by BushFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - In response to Mr. Chris Rawlings, I was taught that if you don’t have the money to buy something you don’t buy it. Same reasoning pertains to when credit cards were in...
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Remember also band director’s positive sideFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - In light of the allegations concerning former Libertyville High School band director Jeff Daeschler, we believe the public should hear the opinion of his former students...
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Gun manufacturers run the NRAFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - The NRA has a membership of about 4 million people. The U.S. population is 310 million. Why does this insignificant (less that 2 percent of the population) number of peo...
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Stop the hype over gun safetyFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - Since President Obama made his announcement the other day laying out executive actions he was taking and legislation being suggested to Congress regarding sensible gun s...
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