Opinion Stories from April 19, 2014 (Change date)
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More taxes will weigh on job creationApr 19, 2014 5:05 am - Springfield Democrats are taking advantage of veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate. At a time when 570,000 Illinoisans are out of work and our No. 1 priority sh...
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Improved access to vaccines neededApr 19, 2014 5:05 am - On Jan. 1 Illinois began requiring all seventh and 12th grade students to receive a meningococcal vaccination. This necessitates adding it to the current list of vaccine...
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Bring alternatives to Obamacare out of hidingApr 19, 2014 5:05 am - In reference to the April 4 cartoon on your Opinion page about never finding the GOP alternative to Obamacare, I know where you can find it! It is locked up in Harry Rei...
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'Diaper derbies' serve only the parentsApr 19, 2014 5:05 am - I am just an old grandma, but I personally fail to see the sense in subjecting tiny crawling infants to those "diaper derbies." The little 10½-month-old girl in last wee...
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Political right is wrong on wagesApr 19, 2014 5:05 am - Many, many years ago I was a high school student and got a summer job at a chain store selling women's apparel. My wage was 35 cents an hour. A postage stamp cost 3 cent...
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The SoapboxApr 20, 2014 4:01 pm - A joyful 'ribbit': Is there anything more serene than the sound of frogs in wetlands? Thanks to biologists from Lake County Forest Preserve District and Lincoln Par...
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What's so different about Election Day?Apr 19, 2014 1:05 am - In the recent primary election, I voted early. To do so, I had to show a valid I.D., recite my address and sign my voter identification paper. How does requiring me to s...
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Why is liquor license asset to community?Apr 19, 2014 12:05 am - I would like to comment on a Daily Herald article written by James Fuller concerning a vote on a zoning change to allow a liquor license at a soccer club. The article in...
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Sorry to lose 'Soup to Nutz' comic stripApr 19, 2014 12:05 am - I continue to enjoy the Daily Herald and have subscribed for many years. I was disappointed that Rick Stromoski's "Soup to Nutz" was dropped. I particularly enjoyed his ...
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Talk gets bigger, stick gets smallerApr 19, 2014 12:05 am - In regards to the situation in the Ukraine; it is my opinion that all of the actions by this president, his administration and the current Senate has given Russia and ot...
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