Opinion Stories from September 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Casinos should increase the odds for gamblersSep 23, 2013 12:24 pm - Lately there has been a lot of talk about adding casinos and video gambling along with casinos wanting to operate 24 hours a day. Why is there no talk about raising the ...
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President weakening our military mightSep 19, 2013 5:00 am - I am generally a hawk when there is good reason to go to war. I believe that we should protect our Allies. But what is President Obama thinking? Each bomb is roughly $1 ...
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Constitution a result of great deliberationSep 19, 2013 5:00 am - Indeed, we should celebrate Constitution Day, Sept. 17, as recommended by local American Legion Cmdr. William Bickley this week in the Daily Herald. But let’s make sure ...
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Editorial: Pledge today never to text and driveSep 20, 2013 9:08 am - Take the pledge. Today. Tell your friends and your family that from this day forward you vow never to text while driving. Resolutions made publicly are less likely to be...
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Letters a window on ideas that move communitySep 19, 2013 5:00 am - A colleague once quipped that while we often refer to the newspaper as a window to the community it serves, the real window is the letters to the editor column. And he h...
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Immigration reform stuck in neutralSep 19, 2013 5:00 am - Remember the Gang of Seven? It’s the House bipartisan immigration reform working group — used to be the Gang of Eight before Republican Rep. Raul Labrador quit in frustr...
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Chaplin addressing the real issuesSep 19, 2013 4:40 am - Chaplin addressing the real issues I just read the article regarding Dan Cronin and Liz Chaplin. Shame on you, Mr. Cronin. I am a Lisle resident whose home was floo...
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Sep 19, 2013 4:40 am - Some new rules for our government Changes needed in Washington D.C.: Three party system: moderate, conservative and liberal. Legislative: One branch only, four year...
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A rep who cares about veteransSep 19, 2013 4:40 am - A rep who cares about veterans I wanted to write to thank State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit for her support for the veteran in the community. I am an older veteran, and ...
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