Opinion Stories from May 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Numbers don’t add up in sequester cutsMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - So Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced 688,000 furloughs of 11 days this year due to the sequester, just like the private sector has been doing for years. Total ...
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Ticks are another seasonal menaceMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - Slow Skeeter Start, front page and a timely article as we head into the first long holiday weekend. We must also be very aware of the often not mentioned or publicized m...
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Thank a veteran and pick up the tabMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - Every day, 20 veterans commit suicide. Last year more vets committed suicide than were killed in the war. Under the best conditions it is difficult to transition into a ...
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Editorial: Wanted: Creative tools to stimulate job growthMay 22, 2013 9:45 am - The list of critical issues facing Illinois is complex and daunting. You can start with pension reform and the mounting state deficit and work your way through medical m...
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Cruz finds redemptionMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - A couple of weeks ago, in a partisan jab, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (a Democrat) accused Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (a Republican) of being “anti-immigration.” Thi...
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Medical system itself is barbaricMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - The tragedy of Kermit Gosnell and the Philadelphia abortion clinic is not a lone occurrence in the medical profession. The entire medical community is complicit in this ...
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Dueling plans doom pension reformMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - My greatest concern is that the submission of two different pension plans by two (Madigan and Cullerton) senior members of our oligarchy, is meant to tie up the politica...
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Protection needed in mass shootingsMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding your editorial from April 22 (“Act wisely on concealed carry, but act”), restricting concealed carry in public places like schools, movie theaters and arenas w...
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Retirement plan different from savings planMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - The current effort in the Illinois General Assembly to “reform” the state-funded pension systems is not really about pensions. It’s really about the state budget, and wh...
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More hypocrisy over firearmsMay 22, 2013 4:40 am - More hypocrisy over firearms How dare people like Obama and Mayor Bloomberg dictate to people as to whether they can or cannot own firearms. These hypocrites have a...
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