Opinion Stories from May 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Neither Romney nor Obama a good choiceMay 08, 2012 7:55 pm - Many years ago, a man named Paul Twitchell co-authored a book with Brad Steiger: “In My Soul, I am Free.” He said that organizations exist solely to benefit the leaders....
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Taking a scythe to the Bill of RightsMay 08, 2012 11:49 am - Controversies can be wonderfully clarified when people follow the logic of illogical premises to perverse conclusions. For example, two academics recently wrote in the B...
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Schools wise to use social media — with limitsMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - We’ve used this space before to urge school districts to set policies regulating social media use between faculty and students. Such policies protect students from harm ...
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Romney must chooseMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - You have to wonder why some gay advocates — like a few believers in birth control, global warming and evolution — remain loyal Republicans even as the right wing drags t...
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Three cheers for electric aggregationMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - The village officials and staff that successfully undertook the task of municipal electricity aggregation should be commended one and all. For the benefit of over a quar...
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America’s remote-controlled war on terrorMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - Scrolling through the headlines in The Long War Journal — a website dedicated to terrorism-related news — is an education in the global drone war. Mohammed Saeed al-Umda...
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Enact disincentives against red meatMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed a cigarette tax hike and linked it to health benefits. He said, “We’ve got to use our heads here. We ought to use this strategy to get revenu...
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Class warfare already alive and wellMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - Let’s see if I understand the thinking of my Republican-Tea Party friends. If we extend the low interest rates on loans to students — who, by the way, need them because ...
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Start over with election boardMay 08, 2012 1:00 am - DuPage County Board of Elections. Those words strike terror in the hearts of many a would-be politician. Average people, who want only to give back to their community, h...
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