Opinion Stories from August 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Don’t base opinions on sound bitesAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - The people who are the most convinced about the guilt of Casey Anthony remind me of the old cowboy whose horse was stolen. Upon finding a suspect the cowboy insisted tha...
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Learn the facts on teacher pensionsAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - In a recent Daily Herald story, “Ex-school administrators get big pension boosts,” you quote Christina Tobin, vice president of the United Taxpayers of America, as descr...
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Banks skate because of who they knowAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - I have to correct a statement made by Anna Marie Kukec in your business section that ran Aug. 11. The statement read, “The robo-signing controversy started in October 20...
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Time for tollway users to speak upAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Today, suburban commuters get a chance to be heard. We hope they take advantage of it. The Illinois Toll Highway Authority begins a public hearing process on its 15-year...
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Why shouldn’t feds have to trim?Aug 18, 2011 5:00 am - This is in response to Joseph M. Jason’s letter “Shortsighted to cut federal workforce.” Why does he think the federal government shouldn’t have to cut expenses? Busines...
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Reporters’ biases push liberal causesAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - For 33 years I earned a living for my family and myself employed as a public school classroom teacher. Though it has been more than 17 years since I stood in front of a ...
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A lesson in compassion in a courtroomAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - By most measures, the family of Santiago “Jimmy” Balderas has every reason to want to see David Maish suffer as they are suffering. Maish, 40, of Spring Grove, had a blo...
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Real solution depends on 2012 electionAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - Delusion defines the blame game over recent debt ceiling legislation The consequences of the recent debt ceiling legislation, and the havoc it is causing those whose wea...
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Obama zigged when should have zaggedAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - History will record that Campaigner-in-Chief Barack Obama was president when the credit rating of the wealthiest nation in the world was reduced for the first time. The ...
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Obama stumbling at the gateAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - As the presidential election of 2012 grinds into gear, President Obama is already behind. To be safe, a president needs a Gallup job approval of 50 percent or better on...