Opinion Stories from May 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Maybe Americans agree about more than they knowMay 12, 2013 7:18 am - WASHINGTON — Can we agree on this? Americans still think alike much of the time even if our politicians don’t. To get heads nodding, just say something worrisome about t...
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Focus on weapons of consequenceMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Can someone please explain to me what constitutes an assault weapon? Forty years ago I owned a .22-caliber “plinking” rifle. It was a semiautomatic, held about 15 rounds...
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Give ‘investors’ more say in governmentMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Inarguably, businesses are more efficient than government. In an economy where revenues are tight, the cliché that “government needs to run more like a business” is tru...
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The SoapboxMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Au natural: How refreshing that the city of Chicago will turn to goats to tame 120 acres of hard-to-reach grass at O’Hare International Airport rather than resorting to ...
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Learn lessons from Soviet UnionMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - My, my, my, how we conveniently ignore history! It wasn’t too long ago when our government derided the USSR for its claims of full employment when investigations reveale...
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Clear red tape for severely disabledMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - A few weeks ago, I traveled to Springfield to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the need for the state to make improvements in the approval process f...
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Great speeches need follow-upMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Exceptionally well-delivered rhetoric in the end is still rhetoric, no matter how dramatic and seemingly heartfelt. There is no question that our president has never sto...
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Obama includes self in tax questionMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - A letter to the Daily Herald published April 27 was critical of President Obama for expecting the wealthy to pay a little more. The writer mistakenly said the president ...
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Owners have right to improve WrigleyMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Someone needs to explain the financial/legal business concept behind the term “friendly confines” to the parasitic-like rooftop owners and political operators in Chicago...
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Depends on your definition of ‘rich’May 11, 2013 4:40 am - Depends on your definition of ‘rich’ I’d like to respond to Mr. Westlake regarding the Obamas paying their fair share of taxes. I believe the point that Mr. Simon w...
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