Opinion Stories from June 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Peace can be achieved in Middle EastJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - Perhaps by now the people in the Arab countries might be starting to realize that it is their leaders and not Israel who have been their enemies all these many years. Th...
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End this sugary perk for lawmakersJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - It’s painful to consider the ways our state built its pension crisis. State lawmakers refusing to pay into funds when required by law. End-of-career salary bumps creatin...
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No voice for citizens in remap processJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - Much has been written in the press about redistricting this past year, and after the new maps are passed, little will be written about the process until the next redistr...
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Cut deficit but keep food on the tableJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - It is easy enough to say that the government needs to balance the federal budget, but selecting the programs that get cut is proving to be very controversial. Every spec...
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Kirk not moderate as he claimsJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - In a June 9 blog post on his Senate website titled “Mark Kirk and the Politics of Moderation,” Senator Kirk lays out the claim of being a moderate voice in the Senate. I...
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When the accent is on languageJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - Tensions flared during testimony leading up to the final state Senate vote on Texas’ sanctuary cities bill — and not just over whether the new measures would have a chil...
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Is city ownership better — or not?Jun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - Chicago’s current mayor wants city ownership of its casino. However, the previous mayor sold the city’s parking meter franchise and the Skyway and tried to privatize Mid...
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Give voters their say on pensionsJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - Radio ads and union letters want you to believe that pensions in Illinois are only $32,000 per year. That may true of workers south of I-80, but north the pensions are o...
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Kevorkian promoted death cultureJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Imagine my surprise to read in the Daily Herald that Jack Kevorkian’s audacious attitude set him apart. The article makes people think that he was a respected physician ...
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Irish had important role in U.S. independenceJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - As July Fourth approaches, Americans should know that Irish participation in the American Revolution helped make American independence a reality. One must wonder why ten...
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