Opinion Stories from July 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Seek the truths shown by climate scienceJul 22, 2013 5:29 pm - Since the news media do such a poor job of covering climate change, I feel compelled to respond to misinformation on the subject whenever I see it. In a recent letter to...
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Editorial: Time for something new at Metra, RTAJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - No matter which version you believe, Metra’s latest flap reveals how messed up the agency has become. Former CEO Alex Clifford, departing with a golden parachute of up t...
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No hidden agenda in our approach to controversyJul 18, 2013 10:18 am - Controversy finds its way into the print and electronic pages of the Daily Herald primarily in two ways. It's incorrect to say we go out looking to start fights, but if,...
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Jackson should focus on Chicago killingsJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Jesse Jackson should press for civil rights violations against the gangs in Chicago that kill over 500 people each year. To press the federal government to go after one ...
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What cable customers really wantJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - OK, cable guys, listen up: Enough already with the lame ads. (“Rethink possible!” “The future of awesome!” “Don’t fall for U-verse!” “Those kids wouldn’t have lasted one...
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Ban on assault guns won’t make us saferJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - To understand your call for banning assault weapons (July 14), it would be helpful if you defined what you mean by assault weapons, because different people have differe...
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Evidence overwhelming on climate changeJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Bob Lowth (July 11) asks us to think critically about global warming. Unfortunately, he showed very little desire to do so himself. Despite his claims to the contrary, m...
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Assault rifles wrong target against crimeJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding your editorial on banning assault weapons, can you even define an “assault weapon”? Originally the term referred to fully automatic military rifles such as the...
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The road to bedlamJul 18, 2013 1:10 pm - It is easy to understand how everyone in the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case feels. If I were Martin’s mother, I’d want his killer’s heart on a platter. If I were Z...
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At least know what fireworks are aboutJul 18, 2013 4:40 am - At least know what fireworks are about Boy am I glad the Fourth of July is over. I thought that fireworks were illegal in Illinois. In my neighborhood people starte...
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