Opinion Stories from October 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Public must take lead in crisisOct 17, 2013 12:25 pm - Amid a federal government shutdown and debt ceiling arguments, the effects on the local level are minimized. So long as the status quo remains in balance, the general pu...
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The marvelous middleOct 17, 2013 5:00 am - This just in from a new Esquire/NBC News study: There are more Americans in the vast middle than on either the left or right. Who didn’t know? Certainly those Americans...
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Hillary Clinton should be next presidentOct 17, 2013 5:00 am - Hillary Clinton for president! Now that I have caused devout Republican folks to clench their toes and suffer a mental wedgie, I’ll explain my position. Our country need...
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Autism programs need more attentionOct 17, 2013 5:00 am - As a father of a son with autism, every April I take part in Autism Awareness Month and encourage people to increase their understanding of what autism is, how it has in...
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The alluring, but unfinished, saga of Cook County budgetOct 17, 2013 5:00 am - The story of the 2014 Cook County budget, unveiled last week by county board President Toni Preckwinkle, sounds very alluring today but may not be entirely evident until...
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Why I Pass-only at I-90 and Rt. 47?Oct 17, 2013 4:40 am - Why I Pass-only at I-90 and Rt. 47? Congrats to Illinois Tollway — sort of. To the project managers who handle all that construction, an “A.” That is some project a...
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Why isn’t this Page 1 news?Oct 17, 2013 4:40 am - Why isn’t this Page 1 news? Other newspapers are running front page articles on how Obamacare is drastically causing premiums and deductibles to rise for Illinois c...
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Sharing too tough a lesson for CongressOct 17, 2013 4:40 am - Sharing too tough a lesson for Congress Democrats and Republicans who are too egotistical to give an inch. If you took a group of the true “American public” to sett...
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Can’t spend money you don’t haveOct 17, 2013 4:40 am - Can’t spend money you don’t have People like Tom Minnerick are not very informed. The Senate has not passed a budget in five years. The continual resolution is not ...
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It’s essential to stamp out heroinOct 17, 2013 4:40 am - It’s essential to stamp out heroin I applaud DuPage County Coroner, Dr. Richard Jorgensen, in his current campaign to make people aware of the rapid expanding use o...
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