Opinion Stories from July 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Hultgren’s party line support bad for 14thJul 12, 2011 3:01 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren has gone too far in his support of the Republican leadership’s agenda. He is now a champion in an effort to role back protection of America’s water s...
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Reduce spending; don’t raise taxesJul 12, 2011 3:01 am - To resolve the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling the White House is proposing to raise the debt ceiling and also raise taxes while others advocate living within our me...
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Proposed merger makes sense for IllinoisJul 12, 2011 3:01 am - No one knows more than the Communications Workers of America (CWA) how communications have changed. Whereas a century ago we spent our time climbing telephone poles and ...
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Making a progressive caseJul 12, 2011 3:01 am - Do progressives care about reducing the national debt? Of course they do, no matter what the White House might believe. “We think that obviously there are some Democrat...
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The asterisk of video gamblingJul 12, 2011 10:33 am - In the realm of “good news for Illinois,” Monday's Supreme Court decision upholding the funding plan for a $31 billion capital works program has a huge asterisk — video ...
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GOP not about personal freedomJul 12, 2011 3:01 am - In response to Mr. Hanley’s letter from June 28, titled “Republicans are all about freedom,” I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of freedom he’s talking about. He cites...
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The just-vote-no crowdJul 12, 2011 3:01 am - A debt crisis is a terrible thing to waste in a presidential election season, and Democrats and Republicans alike are responding on cue. The news Saturday night that Re...
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Let the GOP deal with a defaultJul 12, 2011 3:01 am - Mr. President, unfortunately your blind faith in dealing with the opposing party in the House and Senate has cost the American public the chance for a meaningful economi...
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A storm shows the the power of neighborly aidJul 12, 2011 8:25 pm - So there you were a day or two ago, sharing lukewarm drinks with the neighbors and reeling orange extension cords from their generator to your freezer to deal with the e...
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