Opinion Stories from June 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Our editorial message for graduates: Be kindJun 08, 2014 5:05 am - From our vantage point, it's hard to remember exactly what graduation felt like. Alas, the years take a harsh toll even on the sacred benchmarks of our lives. But we sti...
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Teaching Holocaust important in fight against evilJun 08, 2014 5:05 am - My grandfather, who was a first-generation German-American, was as proud of his German heritage as any man could be. But, when World War I broke out in 1914, he stunned ...
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President's legacy trumps all elseJun 08, 2014 5:05 am - As a presidential candidate in 2007, Barack Obama told historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, "I have no desire to be one of those presidents who are just on the list - you see...
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Make old village hall more than a memoryJun 08, 2014 5:05 am - This month the new Mundelein Village Hall will be opening and it looks like a great move for the village with a new building, more space, modern conveniences, etc. My co...
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Despite troubling news, there's plenty to inspireJun 08, 2014 4:28 pm - It was a very newsy Page 1 on Thursday. But the news wasn't exactly uplifting: an interview with an angry stepdad of a Bartlett soldier killed perhaps while trying to fi...
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Need to seek serious energy policyJun 08, 2014 12:05 am - Need to seek serious energy policy "Global Warming" or now "Climate Change" is code for a scenario that starts with an observation that carbon dioxide and other gas...
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Feds should 'claw back' VA bonusesJun 08, 2014 12:05 am - Feds should 'claw back' VA bonuses Two thoughts on the VA. First, the falsified waiting list motives must have been linked to bonus payments (when did the federal g...
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Tax on pensions, retirement income?Jun 08, 2014 12:05 am - The federal government taxes pension, annuity and retirement income, in addition to (possibly) up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits, based on total household inc...
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