Opinion Stories from June 29, 2014 (Change date)
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The lesson Congress should learn from the VA scandalJun 29, 2014 5:05 am - Like other federal scandals before it, the mess involving VA hospitals has followed a well-trod path. First comes the revelation of misdoing. Then comes the reaction: a ...
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Cutting coal emissions a reachable goalJun 29, 2014 5:05 am - A recent letter about our president's policies being in shambles was startling in the number of ill-informed accusations and the tone of disdain and dismissal directed t...
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Hillary Clinton's immigration misstepJun 29, 2014 5:05 am - We already knew the immigration issue was a tough one for Republicans. They have a hard time opposing legal status for the undocumented without sounding anti-Hispanic. T...
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Obama's academic credentials are solidJun 29, 2014 5:05 am - Dushan Lipensky's letter of June 24 implying that President Obama is not educated demands a correction. President Obama received his undergraduate degree in political sc...
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Editorial: Honoring Dirksen's courage on Civil Rights ActJun 29, 2014 4:38 pm - Everett McKinley Dirksen of Pekin was renowned for his gravelly-throated oratory during the 36 years he served in Washington. Perhaps none of his words touched the natio...
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Support the campaign for safe drinking waterJun 29, 2014 5:05 am - I was shocked to learn from a recent Environment Illinois report that toxic chemicals and pollutants can be legally dumped into our drinking water reservoirs, Lake Michi...
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Resentment builds on illegal immigrationJun 29, 2014 1:05 am - Regarding the Border Patrol Twitter feed: "baby-sitting." Whatever you want to call it, I don't believe it's racist. I do believe the term "immigrant advocates" is a mi...
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We need better answers from administrationJun 29, 2014 1:05 am - In response to George Blinick ("Let's investigate the bigger issues") regarding Benghazi: He wants to revisit weapons of mass destruction, the financial meltdown, etc. T...
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