Opinion Stories from July 15, 2011 (Change date)
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Townships are more cost-effectiveJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - The Daily Herald recently advocated the abolishment of township government in DuPage County and the state. While this position may be popular given the fiscal crisis fac...
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Inspector general has eye on ethicsJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - The Daily Herald’s July 8 editorial, “State’s ethics math does not compute,” asks readers to recall middle-school math and then proposes this word problem: “If 29 state ...
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Now is the time to call Obama’s bluffJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - President Obama is demanding a big long-term budget deal. He won’t sign anything less, he warns, asking, “If not now, when?” How about last December, when he ignored hi...
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Sears murder case cold after 10 yearsJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - Is there anyone who noticed that June was a milestone in the cold case file of the coldblooded murder of Hampshire Police Officer Greg Sears? That case is now a decade o...
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Progressive taxes would lessen painJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - Communism asserted that labor is the source of all wealth, a false oversimplification. Many libertarians assert that capital is the source of wealth, also a false oversi...
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Don’t blame the passenger jetsJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - Since the tiny article mentioned on the opinion page of the July 9 Daily Herald titled, “A Different Climate Change,” I have to remark on this study by the journal Scien...
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More safety for troubled teens a must, nowJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - Nearly two years ago, a 16-year-old boy used a bed railing and other materials to kill himself while he was in custody in a medium-security youth prison in St. Charles. ...
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Tax system unfair to individual payersJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - We are all in agreement that the federal government is spending to much money. What we cannot decide is where additional money will come from or where spending cuts are ...
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Refusal to budge does nation no favorsJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - “Eric, don’t call my bluff.” Those words suggest President Obama has had it up to here with the preening and posturing of Republican “negotiators” who won’t negotiate. ...
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Sad increase to Hawks’ pricesJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - Early July symbolizes numerous national and local festivities, including Independence Day celebrations, Taste of Chicago, and renewing my Chicago Blackhawks season ticke...
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