Opinion Stories from January 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Stand up against Christian persecutionJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - In all the countries they live, the Christians are the most law abiding citizens and most productive workers. In spite of this they are targeted for persecution. In our ...
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Politics trumps compromiseJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - It seems the art of compromise is becoming a lost art. Referring to the pipeline, some want to run through a route that if a pipeline break occurred (remember the Gulf),...
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More unneeded regulation?Jan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding the article on regulation of pedestrian crossings at train tracks, I’d like to offer two comments. First, I fail to see how this restriction on individual beha...
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Too late to make nice with Ron Paul campJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Two interesting news bits came out of the mouths of Republican leaders Sarah Palin, after the Iowa contest, mentioned that the GOP needed to start making nice with the R...
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Tuition waivers are lawmakers’ job securityJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Your story on tuition waivers and the “skyrocketing tuition costs” is a no brainer: Why don’t the corrupt Illinois politicians who hand out these freebies to campaign co...
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This candidate for Congress listensJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - On Saturday, Jan. 14, I had the pleasure of attending a house party for a young man destined to become the next representative for the 10th Congressional District of Ill...
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The SoapboxJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Really, Rosemary? Des Plaines Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan finds herself waging a write-in bid against two others to try to keep the seat she’s held since 19...
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Gingrich, Perry declare war on AmericaJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - America became the most powerful and prosperous nation in the history of the world because of free market capitalism. Our ancestors left oppressive nations in which “bi...
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College sports need federal interventionJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board served their readers well when it said: Kept in perspective, athletics play an important role in college life (“Keeping bowl fever in pe...
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We’ll soon know truth of cruise ship sinkingJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - As we read of the loss of the Italian Cruise ship, Costa Concordia, I am reminded of the loss of another Italian passenger liner, the Andrea Doria, with 3,000 souls aboa...