Opinion Stories from August 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Fix pensions before altering gas taxAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - The July 23 story summarizing the Transportation for Illinois Coalition proposal to raise gasoline prices and vehicle registration to improve roads and bridges misses th...
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We should return to small governmentAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - My parents always preached that “honesty is the best policy.” Period. On July 24, our president said we have, among other things, “phony scandals.” Benghazi? Fast and Fu...
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Don’t forget what Quinn did to Lake CountyAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - In a time of higher taxes and local government attempting to provide services with limited resources, we have Gov. Pat Quinn signing a mandate forcing more government on...
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District 300 taxes out of controlAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - It is amiss, misleading, sad and unfortunate that your leading McHenry County front-page headline on July 31 read “D300 works on avoiding big tax jump.” A comprehensive ...
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A liberal counterattack on ObamacareAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - While Republicans argue among themselves over what to do about Obamacare — Defund it? Delay it? Give up the fight to repeal it? — a coalition of wealthy and determined l...
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Credit Democrats for consolidation billAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s signing of SB 494 corrected a problem that has been around for 40 years during Republican rule in DuPage County. SB 494 allows for the elimination or co...
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Herald motivated by a backlash?Aug 08, 2013 5:00 am - The Aug. 1 column by Jim Slusher on editorial objectivity caused me to sit back and wonder why it was written. It referred to the previous Sunday’s editorial raising eth...
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Editorial: Another suburb turns its back on the disabledAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - Anything sound familiar here? Aug. 5, 2013: Palatine village Councilman Tim Millar expresses support for a housing project for mentally disabled residents but, along wit...
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