Opinion Stories from June 17, 2011 (Change date)
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Appoint Walsh to state seatJun 17, 2011 1:00 am - I call upon Lake County GOP Chairman Bob Cook to consider appointing 8th Dist. U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh to fill the 52nd Illinois House seat left vacant by the sad and tragic...
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Reasonable pay cuts will forestall strikeJun 17, 2011 1:00 am - As the mother of four children attending Cary District 26 schools, I am extremely concerned about the impasse that has developed over the next teachers’ contract. I fear...
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Rauschenberger shows real leadershipJun 17, 2011 1:00 am - There has been much talk lately about the lack of leadership within the ranks of our elected officials. It also has often been said that integrity is doing the right thi...
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Is Greece our future?Jun 17, 2011 1:00 am - Greece is on the edge of financial disaster and they deserve it. For years Greece has been a socialistic country featuring a “nanny state” mentality that they couldn’t a...
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Illinoisans denied right to self-protectionJun 17, 2011 1:00 am - Contrary to the assertions of Coleen Daley of Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence that concealed handguns will not make us safer, they already do. Between 800,000 ...
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Writer doesn't understand marriageJun 17, 2011 1:00 am - John Page's Fence Post letter of June 10 regarding the Defense of Marriage Act contains what I believe are some errors. Two points are relevant. First, the claim is mad...
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Media biased when covering gay issuesJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - In 1981, Robert Lichter and Stanley Rothman released a blockbuster survey of 240 journalists about their political and social views and found that only 24 percent of the...
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Don’t buy the ‘spin’ put on gambling billJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - I appreciated you recent editorial about the proposed gambling legislation awaiting the governor’s signature. This plan cannot be good for the people of Illinois in the ...
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We’re too broke for high speed railJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - The state of Illinois, we are told, is broke. There is no money for all the pension funds, which are $84 billion in the hole. Man, that’s a lot of zeros. But wait! The M...
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Corporations should pump up economyJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Cut corporate taxes? Why? In 2010, the federal government received all of $179 billion in corporate income taxes. In 2009, $138 billion was received. This is much less t...
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