Opinion Stories from June 1, 2011 (Change date)
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Truly a day to celebrateJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - As a devoted reader of The Herald, and a proud woman married to my wife. I just want to share my joy at being a resident of Illinois as the state takes the first step to...
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Too many chiefs in one state agencyJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - The Illinois Senate confirmed Dan Seals for the job of assistant director of the states economic agency. He will be paid a salary of $121,029 per year. Not bad in these ...
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Campaign speeches won’t fix economyJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - I thought it strange that after President Obama was done with his non-football-spiking Osama bin Laden victory tour that he was making an immigration reform address his ...
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Crime and the recessionJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - “Counter to the prevailing expectation that crime would increase during a recession,” it actually dropped last year and violent crime is now at nearly a 40-year low. So ...
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It’s no wonder airlines are hurtingJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - Why is the government more profitable than a private company? I was looking at the airfare for a flight when I noticed that, of the $499 price, the government got $135. ...
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Former mayor sacrificed for his townJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - I am a friend of former Island Lake mayor Chuck Amrich. We worked together for most of the decades I served on the Lake County Board. And I witnessed the hours he put i...
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Medicare reform or bustJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - The political lore of the 1964 presidential campaign has a reporter asking an elderly woman why she was supporting Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater. Goldwater, she an...
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Top-rated ensemble deserves kudosJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - On Saturday, May 7, the 2011 Libertyville High School Wind Ensemble was named Class AAA State Champion at the University of Illinois Superstate Band Competition. It make...
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Big Oil’s investment in economy paltryJun 01, 2011 1:00 am - Is it any wonder that Big Oil isn’t trusted? Chevron proudly advertises that they are investing $22 million in the private economy. Really? Chevron’s first-quarter net i...
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Leave firefighters’ current pensions beJun 01, 2011 1:00 am - A deal is a deal is a deal. Current firefighters should not have pensions reduced. But new hires should have a more acceptable program with Social Security as a part of ...
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