Opinion Stories from May 6, 2013 (Change date)
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Obama sails a dangerous straitMay 06, 2013 5:00 pm - At a news conference marking 100 days into his second term in office, President Barack Obama said, “What’s happening in Syria is a blemish on the international community...
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‘Common good’ can revive common decencyMay 06, 2013 3:24 pm - The Rev. Jim Wallis is a man of the left — perhaps the defining figure of the evangelical left. So it is not surprising that I should find some of the policy views expre...
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Next generation will fund the giveawaysMay 06, 2013 9:18 am - I cannot understand the people of this state and the country being duped by the con artist politicians. They make you believe that they have your best interest at heart ...
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One diet for every taste, conditionMay 06, 2013 9:17 am - Food columnist Don Mauer profiles a new diet secret based on chia seeds (“Taste of success by following Aztec Diet,” May 1), late on the heels of the so-called Cave Man ...
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Disappointed with Morrison’s silenceMay 06, 2013 5:00 am - Last fall, I voted to re-elect state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-District 54) based on the Daily Herald’s endorsement and a positive experience I had contacting him in 2011. I ...
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Poison center funding is a good investmentMay 06, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to extend my deepest thanks to the 60 Illinois General Assembly members for honoring the Illinois Poison Center’s 60th anniversary by supporting funding for...
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Reasonable steps can cut risk of harmMay 06, 2013 9:18 am - I write in response to Donald Froelich’s April 24 letter. Let me explain how we Democrats are trying to change the law to safeguard all citizens. 1. Nobody is going to b...
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Editorial: A public pension approach with some promiseMay 06, 2013 11:11 am - Notice anything unexpected about these suburban names among the supporters of pension legislation crafted by the state’s most powerful Democrat? Tom Cross, Jim Durkin, D...
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Prude or prudent?May 06, 2013 5:00 am - They lost me at the word “women.” As so often happens with contemporary debate, arguments being proffered in support of allowing teenagers as young as 15 (and possibly y...
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Tell GOP it’s time for compromiseMay 06, 2013 5:00 am - I thank Ken Wuestenfeld and Alice Coughlin-Ryan for their letters regarding Social Security cuts. I thoroughly agree with them about this, but I think that in addition t...
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