Opinion Stories from September 24, 2011 (Change date)
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Teach kids to make good food choicesSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - Barbara Gier’s letter (“Obesity battle begins at home,” Sept. 14) has cut through the clutter to address a core matter. Today’s overscheduled parents sometimes feel forc...
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GOP loves construction; why not Obama’s plan?Sep 24, 2011 4:00 am - On Sept. 8, President Obama urged Congress to pass his American Jobs Act: “Pass this jobs bill, and we can put people to work rebuilding America. Everyone here knows we ...
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Don’t solve ills on backs of unionsSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - In the last two weeks I watched hours of footage covering the 9/11 attacks, and the 10 years since at ground zero. There was a common thread running through everything I...
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Anything but more GOP leadershipSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - I am very upset that most Republicans refuse to cooperate with the president’s plan for economic recovery. Here’s why. The White House under George W. Bush failed to hee...
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Let’s not minimalize Sunday with sportsSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - What is the essence of a desirable community? A community is its people. The quality of its people determines the quality of the community. What are the traits of people...
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For GOP, it’s ‘all about them’Sep 24, 2011 4:00 am - Republicans say we cannot tax the “job creators.” This makes no sense. Job creators create jobs to serve markets and make profits. If an opportunity exists to serve new ...
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System broken for enforcing campaign finance rulesSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - What would you think if the Internal Revenue Service collected only 6 percent of the taxes citizens owed? Or if Metra conductors collected fares from only 6 percent of r...
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Pedestrians can’t just walk into trafficSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - I appreciate and agree with the letter from Richard Giering of Libertyville regarding crosswalk rights of way. While a motorist is required to give way to a pedestrian i...
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The return of the real ObamaSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - In a 2008 debate, Charlie Gibson asked Barack Obama about his support for raising capital gains taxes, given the historical record of government losing net revenue as a ...
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Many made Heritage Fest a successSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - During the weekend of Sept. 16-18, West Dundee held its 14th annual Heritage Fest. We were blessed with wonderful weather for two days, a great sense of community spirit...