Opinion Stories from July 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Compromise not a bad word on debtJul 28, 2011 7:00 pm - As if the complexities of the debt ceiling debate were not confounding enough by themselves, political debate over the issue has become so steeped in vitriol and bluster...
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GOP not working for the common goodJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - It is appalling that our country has the debt crisis that it does. We can thank the Bush administration and the Republicans for the financial ruin that the United States...
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Stand by your manJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - The headlines on the Drudge Report make it sound worse than it is: “Blacks, liberals flee in droves.” And underneath: “Sanders (that’s Bernie Sanders, the Independent fr...
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Teachers learning the drillJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - An elite group of teachers across the country is finishing the last grueling days of a hard-core, brain-splitting, tear-inducing boot camp in science, technology, engine...
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‘Legal’ fake pot doesn’t mean it’s safeJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Monday’s front-page picture of a car that plowed into a house in Aurora is stunning enough. The young man’s photo above it makes it tragic. Max Dobner had left his home...
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Saving energy takes patienceJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - One of Al Gore’s recent statements hits the nail on the head: “Climate change is not your fault, but it is our problem.” We have raised the average temperature of the ea...
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Money is there for the truly needyJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - I read with great amusement that the argument that too many citizens pay no federal income tax is a fallacy because “they do pay payroll taxes.” Surely anyone with even ...
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Wheaton’s music in park a huge successJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - A huge thank you needs to be given to the sponsors of the Fourth Annual Music in the Park held on July 22 at Memorial Park in Wheaton. Leading them is First Trust Portfo...
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Reporting skills play key role in news photographyJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - News stories are born in many different ways. Some just occur. Wars. Floods. Pestilence. Crimes, On rare occasions in Chicago, major professional sports championships. S...
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Put nation’s good over self-interestJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Republican politicians are at it again. Since President Obama took office they publicly proclaimed that their goal was to bring him down and defeat him in 2012. They...
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