Opinion Stories from December 2, 2013 (Change date)
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Court challenge will cost us allDec 02, 2013 4:26 pm - If the Illinois General Assembly passes a pension bill that is not constitutional, it will be settled in the courts. Working and retired people who are affected by this ...
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Take the time to study pension billDec 02, 2013 4:26 pm - The front page on both Thanksgiving and the following day had reporting on the Illinois public pension problem. I find several of the reported issues very disturbing. No...
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Lawmakers jumping to a vote too quicklyDec 02, 2013 4:26 pm - Dear General Assembly member: I am certain you are getting feedback about the “pension fix” that no one has time to adequately peruse. The “new” solutions that the desi...
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Look elsewhere to solve state’s revenue problemDec 02, 2013 4:26 pm - Illinois lawmakers must resist any pressure to tamper with the pensions of schoolteachers in Illinois. I retired in 1994 after 38 years in both high school and college t...
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So many questions still unansweredDec 02, 2013 4:27 pm - Some questions need further explanation in the Herald’s coverage of pension reform: The state is $1 billion short when it comes to pensions. Why does the “reform” need t...
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Editorial: It’s not ‘Goldilocks,’ but pension deal deserves approvalDec 03, 2013 4:27 am - Opposition to the pension compromise legislation scheduled for a vote today primarily takes one of two forms — either the legislation does too much or it does too little...
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Fulfilling one DREAMDec 02, 2013 12:57 pm - When you talk to DREAMers — those undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States by their parents — what you hear most often is that they just want to get...
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Iran’s hate toward Israel is plainDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - I am in no position to judge the merits or flaws of the nuclear agreement reached with Iran. But I do know that President Obama should have insisted that Iran’s supreme ...
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Despite bad rollout, Obamacare is helpfulDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - There has been much criticism of the ACA, and rightfully so, especially because of the very poor rollout. However, the reality is that the U.S. has had a faulty health c...
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Kerry establishes a dubious legacyDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - Congratulations, Secretary of State John Kerry, on closing the deal with Iran. You just may have secured your place in history as our very own Neville Chamberlin. As for...
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