Opinion Stories from October 21, 2011 (Change date)
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Important high court decision loomsOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - In the U.S. Supreme Court’s present term, justices will hear the arguments in Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Fyre about whether judges should have the discretion to ch...
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State institution closings make senseOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - Governor Quinn has proposed the closure of Mabley and Jacksonville Developmental Centers. I fully support the closure of all state operated residential facilities in a w...
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Blaming public workers has to stopOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - I thought I would take a minute to respond to Ronald Fuchs who recently wrote a letter to eliminate all government worker pensions. On behalf of the police officers who ...
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Church-state law in place to protect usOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - The hypocrisy of letter writer Jim Finnegan (Oct. 11) is truly astounding. Mr. Finnegan, no one is taking away your religious freedom; however, you wish to take away min...
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Loving memories of a great friend, citizenOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - My friend died last week, and I have to write this because nobody should ever pass and not have somebody who loved them tell the world what a loss death can be. We writ...
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The controls on doorstep solicitationOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - If you don’t want strangers coming to your door with a product or an idea to sell, should you be able to stop them? What about those who simply distribute a leaflet or p...
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Mercury concerns mistaken, overstatedOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - Letters containing misinformation and that use fear to get people’s attention should be dismissed out of hand. See “Don’t loosen pollution standards.” Air pollution toda...
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Obama’s ideology ignores realityOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - I am sure there are many brilliant things said in Ivy League faculty lounges as highly educated professors theorize on how a perfect world or country should be run. Turn...
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A republic, guaranteedOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government ... — U.S. Constitution DENVER — Progressives have long lamented th...
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Sears doing nothing wrongOct 21, 2011 5:01 am - For the past several weeks, I have read a few letters from people associated with District 300 schools agonizing over the potential move out of Illinois that Sears is co...
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