Opinion Stories from June 4, 2011 (Change date)
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Delay legislator pay until they fix pensionsJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - Illinois issued $3.7 billion in pension obligation bonds at yields of up to 5.877 percent for eight-year maturities in February. The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24 caption ...
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Our salutary debt-ceiling scareJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - As the sun rises in the east, the debt ceiling will be raised. Getting there, however, will be harrowing. Which is a good thing. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner warns t...
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Must the teacher bashing continue?Jun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - I am wondering what the motivation was by the writer in the “Six Counties in 60 Seconds” section of the May 25 Daily Herald. “Richard M. Daley is taking the advice of th...
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This expansion is bad for IllinoisJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - It’s up to you now, Gov. Quinn. With the stroke of a pen, you have the opportunity to determine whether Illinois will control the crass and dangerous influences of gambl...
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Space program deserves supportJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - An important statement was made by Jim Lovell, Neil Armstrong and other astronauts about the space program and I found not a word in the May 26 Daily Hearld! In fact, no...
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County forest planning is ineptJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - I became a resident of the Fort Sheridan community in 2006. In the time I have lived there I have witnessed an increase in the number of trees that are sick or dying, pr...
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Misdeeds are forgotten too readilyJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - As I read about the Arnold Schwarzenegger saga I’m reminded about the missteps of some of the entertainment/political world’s other prominent figures. Lindsay Lohan, Chr...
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Time traffic lights; save us some gasJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - I feel as if I should just keep the same letter and send it to the Daily Herald about every other year. Gas prices are again in the forefront of everyone’s minds. So wha...
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