Opinion Stories from February 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Letter to the Editor from the League of Women Voters, GlenviewFeb 18, 2013 9:44 am - Dear Editor: The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that the proliferation of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammo clips is a major he...
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Accepting Grandma’s car can be costlyFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - The letter by Mr. Falk about a $50 county tax was interesting to me because my grandson was just charged $200 for a county tax on a 10-year-old car gift from me. The cla...
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Health care law infringing on rightsFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am not and never have been a smoker, but I was alarmed to read in the newspaper how the Affordable Care Act can wind up costing older smokers between $4,000 and $5,000...
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Whom are our elected leaders serving?Feb 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am sickened over the talk about gun control. Eliminating assault weapons has been argued extensively to the satisfaction of close to 90 percent of the people. Congress...
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Open-market system best for trash pickuFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - Recently, the village of Grayslake announced it’s considering a municipal franchise contract for the collection and disposal of waste generated by commercial, industrial...
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The SoapboxFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - A touching tribute: It’s been five years since a gunman took the lives of five Northern Illinois University students and injured others, and it’s heartening to see how t...
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News media focusing on wrong thingsFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - What is wrong with the media today? For the past month the media has inundated the American people with stories about Manti Te’o and his fabricated girlfriend. The press...
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Guns needed because we can’t trust governmentFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - The Second Amendment was not meant for sportsmen as Sen. Dianne Feinstein would have you believe. It’s meant for the people to have the ability to repel an enemy from wi...
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Contraceptive rights are a woman’s onlyFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - This is in response to the article on the White House revision of the insurance coverage for women’s health care, particularly contraceptives. I emphatically disagree wi...
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Good to see action taken on S&PFeb 16, 2013 3:40 am - Good to see action taken on S&P After four years, the Justice Department has taken long awaited action against Standard & Poor’s, alleging fraud. Few thought such a...
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