Opinion Stories from August 20, 2010 (Change date)
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Social Security handing out freebiesAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent article about Social Security taking a hit was quite interesting. However, although more and more workers are applying for early benefits (thus receiving smal...
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401(k)s better for us than pensionsAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Aug. 9 Fence Post, Mr. Kosiba of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund says that the current Illinois pension system is fine the way it is and should be paid for...
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Ire against teachers unjustified, harmfulAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - As a suburban teacher, I have grown increasingly disheartened and frustrated by the recent criticism directed toward educators for what some people perceive to be an unf...
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DuPage residents face false arrest?Aug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I have to commend the DuPage Daily Herald's editorial staff for the Aug. 6 editorial, "Troubling questions in Hobbs case." This case is a continuum of what has become al...
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Thanks for helping man walking his dogAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - On behalf of my family, I wish to thank all of the Good Samaritans who came to the aid of my husband last week. While walking the dog, the leash became tangled around a...
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The truth will ultimately emergeAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Why do some politicians and educators seem prone to ratchet up their resumes? They should know that eventually untrue claims of experience or education will be uncovered...
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Voting is your responsibilityAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - As the cartoon character POGO once said, "We have found the enemy and it is us!" I've heard a lot of lame excuses lately, like "My one vote doesn't count," "I don't like...
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Tell officials no on golf outingAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - On Aug. 26, the Lake Villa Assessor will host on behalf of the Lake County Township Assessor's Association (LCTAA) the Annual LCTAA Golf Outing. While these type of even...
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Let's celebrate progress, not retreatAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Between World War II and the 1980s our enemy was foreign in nature. Now our enemies are ourselves. We are pitted against each other. There are the have and the have-nots...
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New York mosque politically incorrectAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - It is beyond my comprehension that Mayor Bloomberg is allowing a mosque to be built so close to ground zero in New York. Have we forgotten how devastated our nation was ...