Opinion Stories from August 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Policy on school spending unfair to unemployedAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - It is completely unfair for the Illinois Department of Employment Security to prevent an unemployment beneficiary from receiving further education using the threat of wi...
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Religion should not obstruct gay marriageAug 20, 2013 11:00 am - The Herald has printed a rash of letters recently from members of the Christian faith denouncing gay marriage in Illinois. In almost every letter, the Christian Bible is...
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Blame Democrats for sequestrationAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - In response to comments submitted by Tom Teune: Mr. Teune, your letter is misleading — the sequestration is not the fault of the Republican members of Congress. Sequest...
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Don’t omit religion in women’s rightsAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to several articles that question the religious “take” on women’s rights. But what is the real problem here? Abortion: A human life in the womb is k...
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GOP needs immigration reformAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - Sen. Lindsay Graham, Sen. John McCain and others are warning Republicans that they need to get behind a total immigration reform bill if they expect to capture any of th...
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Do privileges for few extend to prisons?Aug 19, 2013 5:00 am - How wonderful America is that one of our prominent citizens can dictate within what prison facility he would like to be incarcerated. I wonder if Jesse Jackson Jr. will ...
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Writer ignores Christian principles himselfAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding a letter on Aug. 9, the writer cites the Bible as authority to condemn homosexuals. He mistakenly claims this is a Christian nation, founded by Christians on C...
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Dads need to take kids back to schoolAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - The first day of school is quickly approaching, and there are many children who will be unaccompanied on their journey to school. Other children will simply not even go ...
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Be careful about dates for the BibleAug 20, 2013 11:00 am - I generally agree with Harold Knudsen’s letter of Aug. 9 (“Don’t dismiss the Bible as irrelevant”). However, he says, “The Bible is as relevant in 2013 as it was in the...
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Consider debt in financial outlookAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - Your article on suburbs’ reserves was a very shortsighted view of a government’s finances. A focus on current reserves is similar to focusing only on the $10,000 in your...
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