Opinion Stories from August 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Apply for VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 1307 scholarshipsAug 28, 2013 6:48 pm - The Ladies Auxiliary to Elgin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1307 is now accepting scholarship applications. All applicants must attend middle school in Elgin for the P...
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Editorial: Durbin’s power play on stand-your-groundAug 25, 2013 8:49 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Springfield says it’s a matter of transparency. His critics say it’s a hypocritical attempt at intimidation. In this case, we side with his crit...
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A carpe diem approach to Social SecurityAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - A carpe diem view of Social Security I refute an article recently published in The Wall Street Journal stating that people should not take Social Security at the ag...
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How our reporter got rocker to change his tune on Beatles storyAug 25, 2013 8:49 am - LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — Yes, the Lake Geneva dateline is a bit beside the point, but I was so excited about a story Josh Stockinger wrote in Friday's editions I felt compell...
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Conflicting definitions of murderAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - A man named Castro from the Cleveland area was recently convicted of murder of an unborn child plus numerous other crimes. Other unborn children have been killed by gunf...
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Why should Congress get a better deal?Aug 25, 2013 5:00 am - On Aug. 7, I went to see Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth at the Streamwood Community Health Center for her “Congress at Your Corner.” She had eight people with her. I aske...
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A parent letting goAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - Eventually, the cosmologists assure us, our sun and all suns will consume their fuel, violently explode and then become cold and dark. Matter itself will evaporate into ...
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ID cards needed for voters, tooAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - I read in the Daily Herald that the Rivers Casino is Des Plaines is to host “The Price Is Right” tryouts. Naturally there are age requirements, and one needs a valid ide...
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Ryan, Jackson show inequity in sentencingAug 25, 2013 4:40 am - I just don’t get it. Gov. George Ryan takes graft for 20 to 30 years and gets 6½ years in prison. Jesse Jr. and wife take $750,000 and pay no taxes and get 2½ years for ...
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Go after the people who harm animalsAug 25, 2013 4:40 am - I’ve been an advocate for animals my entire life and rescued abandoned and abused felines in Kane County for 30 years. I can’t sit idly by and do nothing about the inequ...
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