Opinion Stories from October 24, 2013 (Change date)
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Disability Employment Awareness MonthOct 28, 2013 12:27 pm - "I was, on the whole, considerably discouraged by my school days. It was not pleasant to feel oneself so completely outclassed and left behind at the beginning of the ra...
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Written off for dead, immigration reform could still liveOct 24, 2013 12:42 pm - The Senate and House had not even settled the final details of ending the government shutdown before President Obama was on to his next priority. “We still need to pass ...
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Learn the facts about benefits of flu shotOct 26, 2013 10:15 pm - October is a great time to begin preparing for this year’s flu season. It’s a time when consumers are inundated with myths regarding the seasonal influenza vaccination. ...
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A clarification on 2016’s Election DayOct 25, 2013 3:53 pm - I agree with Mr. Piagari’s thoughts expressed in his Oct. 19 letter urging us to do our homework. I wanted to correct his one error. The presidential election in 2016 wi...
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Downtown conferences valuable to school boardsOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - I read with interest the article about the cost of suburban school board members attending the annual conferences in Chicago, so I called my brother-in-law for input. He...
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Power plant is a hazardOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - I am concerned about the Midwest Generation coal-powered plant on the lakefront in Waukegan. The company entered bankruptcy about a year ago. Furthermore based on the d...
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Clinton campaign would continue the liesOct 26, 2013 10:15 pm - You printed a letter from Jim Peterson (Oct. 17) lauding the possible 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton and urging us to elect her. It was a well-organized p...
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Editorial: What happened to the sense of urgency on pensions?Oct 24, 2013 5:00 am - Even before the first day of the scheduled fall session of the Illinois legislature closed on Tuesday, the House had canceled today’s activities. Three days of work appe...
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Show allegiance to U.S., not to one partyOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - It seems that some politicians in Washington (the Tea Party in particular) aren’t citizens of the United States anymore. They’re citizens of their own party with more al...
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Free speech: For good, ill or in between, it’s to die forOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - In honor of National Free Speech Week, I’d really like to wax loquacious on this important fundamental right, but I know I can’t improve on the eloquent simplicity of th...
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