Opinion Stories from April 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Tax code needs changesApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - An article in the Herald by Stephen Ohlemacher highlighted for me the absolute need for changes in our Tax Code. If we are led to believe the very wealthy are paying a 3...
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Football’s dangerous — and for what?Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am - In his story about the renewal of the Northwestern-Notre Dame football rivalry, Lindsey Willhite quotes Pat Fitzgerald, the current Northwestern University coach (“NU-No...
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Some ways to make the budget workApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Now it becomes perfectly clear, The president has spoken in his budget address that the Democratic Party has a lack of responsibility and knowledge of economics. His so-...
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World peace not just up to U.S.Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Since World War I, America has had the strongest economy in the world and has extended its reach to all corners of the globe in order to keep the peace. The United State...
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What the people are saying counts mostApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - What is it about the word “jobs” that our nation’s leaders fail to understand? How has the most painful economic crisis in decades somehow escaped their notice? Why do t...
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Sex ed. is more than just abstinenceApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - In his April 18 letter, David E. Smith, Executive Director of the Illinois Family Institute in Carol Stream, opposes Illinois Senate Bill 1619, a sex education bill that...
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Housing authority scandal no surpriseApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Thank you for the two articles on the front page of the April 25 Daily Herald of the investigations of the DuPage Housing Authority. Both federal and local criminal inve...
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Who's passing, who's failing the deficit testApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - The deficit debate, now fully engaged, is also an evaluation of political seriousness. House Republican leaders have passed the test, supporting a politically risky bud...
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Offer more training for day care workersApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - I’m writing in regards to the article “No room for suburban special needs kids?” Having worked in one of the chain day care centers mentioned in this article, I can unde...
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Banks, developers get a sweet dealApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - I believe our friends in Springfield have again done us a “favor” that is not in our best interest. They have modified the state property tax directives that county asse...
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