Opinion Stories from June 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: Marriage equality still right for IllinoisJun 19, 2013 11:10 am - As Illinois legislators gather again today to try to figure out what to do about the state’s pension crisis, we’re reminded of yet another issue they failed to resolve l...
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Store believed in immigrant’s potentialJun 19, 2013 6:00 am - I came to this country as a 17-year-old who didn’t speak English looking to start a new life. Even though I wasn’t able to speak the language, Walmart saw my potential a...
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Re-evaluate policies on women’s healthJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - After reading Berna Gingra’s letter (May 16) in support of Plan B, I thought about the steps our country has taken to prevent unwanted pregnancy. In the 1960s, the adven...
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Timing is everything for presidentJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - The national media has dropped the ball when it comes to covering our government’s actions/inactions over the past several years. I can’t help but wonder whether Preside...
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Some room for compromise between pension plansJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - The stalemate in Springfield between competing philosophies and positions on needed pension reform in the Senate and the House is simply not acceptable. Everyone needs t...
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Origin theories must pass scientific methodJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - The debate over whether science teachers or school districts should include alternatives to the theory of evolution as an exercise of academic freedom is misguided. Teac...
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Master of the muddle on Middle EastJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - I have written so many columns about the Syrian civil war they are like rings on a tree stump — a way of gauging Barack Obama’s steadfast inaction and what the cost has ...
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U-46 grade policy will cheat childrenJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - The recent proposed changes to the U-46 school grading system should make parents and teachers shudder. As proposed, 50 percent of the work, attendance and effort is a p...
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