All Stories from October 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Stop the games, get us some jobsOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - It is way past time for the Republicans to stop their games, to stop showing their racial hate for our president, to stop their disrespect for the office of president of...
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Illinois’ most vulnerable are at riskOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - They serve the most vulnerable in society, relying on government payments to survive and help their clients deal with a host of issues. But as today’s installment of “De...
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Case can be made for a flat taxOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - There must be an answer to solving our federal budget mess by simply incorporating a flat tax. We have enormous sums of money being spent on how to fix our flat-lining e...
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Deport those accused of feloniesOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - After reading the op-ed column by Rodney Craig, village president of Hanover Park, I felt I had to voice my opinion. I definitely agree we need a change in our illegal i...
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If God’s so loving, then why the mess?Oct 18, 2011 5:00 am - A few thoughts for P.J. Bertrand (Pray for a stop to this downhill slide, Oct. 5) after picking my jaw up off the ground: He/she has fallen in the all too familiar trap ...
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Simplify government to limit disagreementOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - Our political system doesn’t work because it is too complicated. My ideas to simplify it follow: Merge the Republican Party and the Democratic Party into one party, the ...
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Military costs didn’t cause recessionOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - In a recent letter, one of your readers stated the necessity of cutting the military budget. It is beyond comprehension that anyone might put forth that argument as a wa...
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When do tax breaks trump education?Oct 18, 2011 5:00 am - I’m writing to give you a student’s perspective about the issue of the potential extension of Sears tax breaks. To many lawmakers, we are just a number — a statistic if ...
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Why we should celebrate failureOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - By the time Steve Jobs’ Wikipedia page had been adjusted to past tense, eulogists had added a footnote to his biography of success. Failure. Jobs, though wildly success...
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Stop mining in forest preservesOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - How many people are aware that our public forest preserves aren’t safe from the mining industry? Illinois has a cozy and shocking arrangement with the gravel mining indu...