Opinion Stories from February 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Food industry killing the beesFeb 04, 2012 6:00 am - Anyone who likes watermelon, strawberries or tomatoes or any of the list that include one-third of all foods we enjoy thanks to bees, we must thank Jan Riggenbach for me...
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Keystone proposal will be backFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Cynicism abounds. President Obama delayed final resolution of the Keystone XL pipeline till at least 2013. The environmental community hailed the decision as a major vic...
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Obama inspires most since FDRFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Obama inspires most since FDR The State of the Union speech was by far the most articulate group of words given by the greatest president since FDR. After listenin...
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Columnist barks up the wrong treeFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Susan Estrich’s editorial on Jan. 20 has me wondering how out of touch these columnist are with what are the real issues in the presidential race. Initially, I thought i...
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Put Midwestern industry firstFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - The upper Midwest might be referred to as the newly invigorated Auto Belt and the worn-out Rust Belt. States such as Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and the western se...
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Wealth won’t matter if choking on the airFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Wealth won’t matter if choking on the air It will make no difference how rich we are if we can’t breathe the air. Kay Stephens Naperville ...
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A stealth tax on Glen Ellyn residentsFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - A stealth tax on Glen Ellyn residents The proposed tax increment financing district for the 85 acres comprising downtown Glen Ellyn is a stealth tax for property ow...
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Equipment fix easy compared with economyFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Recently, President Obama was giving a televised speech at a college when the teleprompters malfunctioned, and suddenly there was silence. Fortunately for him, he had te...
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Constitutional law lost on ObamaFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Constitutional law lost on Obama Most of us remember, when the Obamacare Health bill was introduced, Congressmen and others wanted to read the 2,000-plus pages to s...
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Rally for right to carry a gunFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Last year, HB148, which would allow Illinoisans the right to protect themselves by being able to carry a concealed weapon, missed passage by a handful of votes. Illinois...