Opinion Stories from June 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Racetrack slots would show favoritismJun 11, 2013 1:17 pm - The headline “Track officials still hold out hope for slots” (Daily Herald, June 7) tells me that the Churchill Downs people (who own Arlington) and other gambling enter...
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Editorial: The governor’s next step toward a pension solutionJun 12, 2013 9:18 am - You have to give Gov. Pat Quinn props for keeping attention focused on getting a legislative solution to Illinois’ public employee pension crisis. His constant pressure ...
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Glean benefits of Illinois’ natural gasJun 11, 2013 9:36 am - Around the nation, the issue of hydraulic fracturing raises passionate arguments from advocates who see the growing industry as a source of good, high-paying jobs and ne...
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The fresh air of Pope FrancisJun 11, 2013 5:00 am - We tend to remember leaders in characteristic poses. For Pope Benedict XVI, the college professor, it was delivering a much-misunderstood lecture at the University of Re...
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Larger upfront pension payments neededJun 11, 2013 5:00 am - Debate is raging around whether the Madigan House bill or the Cullerton Senate bill is a solution to the pension problem in Illinois. In my opinion, neither one is accep...
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Money was behind ‘house of horrors’Jun 11, 2013 1:43 pm - Editor’s note: This letter was updated on June 11 with correct spelling of Douglas Karpen. There is much in the news regarding abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s “house of hor...
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Batavia board neglected its jobJun 11, 2013 4:40 am - Batavia board neglected its job Dear members of the Batavia School Board, apparently, only Jon Gaspar understands his role on the school board. I am completely disa...
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Patriot Act is hardly patrioticJun 11, 2013 4:40 am - Patriot Act is hardly patriotic A month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, George Bush signed the Patriot Act. Ostensibly this law would protect America from fur...
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Difference between secure and lavishJun 11, 2013 4:40 am - Difference between secure and lavish I believe the Senate Democrats failed to properly represent all their constituents when they rejected the public employee pensi...
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