Opinion Stories from January 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Kane County is ready for changeJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - Kane County voters are faced with a golden opportunity in the 2012 elections. We have an opportunity to start with a clean slate. Gone will be Karen McConnaughay, the ar...
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Further pension reform needed nowJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - The current public pension funding plan, which aims to achieve a 90 percent funded level by 2045, comes at a very steep price with considerable risk. To illustrate I wil...
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Pension proposal brash, not braveJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - This is in response to the “Our View” editorial on Jan. 2. The Herald lauds Rhode Island for bravely passing pension reform that includes extending the retirement age an...
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Wall Street greed in ElginJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - I received an invitation from Mayor Kaptain’s wife to attend an “Occupy Elgin” protest on Christmas Eve. I was encouraged to come and protest the loss of jobs and the gr...
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The redistributionist behemothJan 08, 2012 5:24 am - Liberals have a rendezvous with regret. Their largest achievement is today’s redistributionist government. But such government is inherently regressive: It tends to dist...
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The cartwheel imperativeJan 08, 2012 5:24 am - Here it is again, National Best Intentions Week — that’s how I describe the first few days of the new year when resolutions are still exciting and every workout place in...
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Let’s all resolve to be engaged votersJan 08, 2012 4:00 am - With the new year comes the hope of a fresh start, an opportunity to change old habits. That often means resolutions that focus on personal improvement. Saving more, los...
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‘60 Minutes’ shows Cantor as a phonyJan 08, 2012 4:00 am - It you want to view a political train wreck, watch a video of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s interview with Leslie Stahl that aired on “60 Minutes” New Year’s Day. ...
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History shows Dems as real warmongersJan 08, 2012 4:00 am - Columnist Richard Cohen confuses wartime propaganda with real history. In his effort to paint Republican Ron Paul as a dangerous candidate for president, Cohen calls him...
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2012 goals: More webbing, mojoing, big-picturingJan 08, 2012 4:00 am - Ready for those New Year’s resolutions from your friendly DuPage editor? Actually, I’d like to share highlights from a goal-setting session. And because they involve you...
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