Opinion Stories from July 24, 2011 (Change date)
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Pundits can’t speak for real peopleJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - I watch the major network and cable news shows listening to their pundits and guests discussing the pros and cons of deficit reduction by increasing revenues through tax...
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Reflections on the closing of Borders bookstore chainJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - Last week it was announced that Borders, the second largest bookstore chain in the country which once had stores dotting the suburban landscape, is closing its doors. T...
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Dare Obama to veto ‘half-trillion plan’Jul 24, 2011 5:00 am - The debt ceiling looms. Confusion reigns. Schemes abound. We are deep in a hole with, as of now, only three ways out: the McConnell plan, the G6 plan and the Half-Trilli...
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Republican Party serves whom?Jul 24, 2011 5:00 am - I am not surprised that our economy is faltering or that the Republicans have brought us to the brink of financial collapse with their refusal to increase the debt ceili...
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Look which party’s hurting middle classJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - The Republicans often accuse the Democrats of conducting class warfare. But I wonder? Which party has proposed cuts that adversely affect only the middle class, the work...
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Why a light charge for Elgin shooter?Jul 24, 2011 5:00 am - I was horrified to read in the Daily Herald July 15 that 57-year-old Donald Rattanavong of Arthur Drive in Elgin had, on July 4, shot an Elgin High School student in the...
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