Opinion Stories from June 8, 2011 (Change date)
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House floor is merely a stageJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Act 1. We see two politicians, we’ll call them Michael and Tom, getting together in an office before meeting with a House committee considering pension reform. Michael s...
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Alternative solution on pensions neededJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - The pension reform bill recently debated was aimed at the wrong target. Illinois public employees make a commitment to their communities and their professions when they ...
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No mistaking intentional actsJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - I’m tired of politicians excusing their intentional sexual or financial misdeeds and/or criminal actions, as being attributed to “misjudgment” or “a mistake,” and then p...
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Electoral college should be abolishedJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - The people should elect the president. With one exception the Electoral College was rejected every time it was proposed during the Federal Convention in 1787. But James...
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U.S. needs its top Middle East allyJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Ouch! What is that sharp painful feeling below my shoulders? Could it be our president just stabbed Israel in the back by calling for Israel to return to its 1967 border...
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ComEd increase, Dream Act are nightmaresJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - We need to remember the voting that took place over the Memorial Day holiday weekend when it comes time for re-election. The state passed the Dream Act, voted for the Co...
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Safe prom a success for Wheaton schoolsJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - On behalf of Operation Safe Celebration 2011, we want to express our appreciation to all those who contributed in so many ways to make this year’s post prom parties a su...
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No room for God in Sun City?Jun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Freedom of worship, speech and assembly are guaranteed by our U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, our Bill of Rights. Yet, a vocal group at our CAM quarterly meeting se...
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Big Ten snubs Soldier FieldJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany confirmed that the Sears Centre, in Hoffman Estates will host the women’s basketball tournament in 2013 and 2015. The United Center will ...
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$1,100 pay per mile is questionableJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - After reading Jake Griffin’s June 1 article, “Fewer miles, more Pay,” I don’t think the question is so much the difference each highway commissioner makes in relation to...