All Stories from June 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Voter ID law limits right to voteJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - I would like to remind Patricia Stagg on voter ID (Fence Post, May 24) that voting is not a privilege, but it is our constitutional right. Driving is a privilege. Voter ...
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The SoapboxJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ray and the first morning of summer: Here's how Ray Bradbury wrote about growing up in Waukegan in the intro to “Dandelion Wine.” “It was a quiet morning, the town cover...
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Editorial missed mark on WisconsinJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Re: your opinion page editorial on Wisconsin recall. I thought I was reading from the DNC news letter. Gov. Walker’s approach toward labor has been “misguided, extreme a...
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Catholic Church is not a democracyJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - I wish people like the Splitts (Fence Post, May 26) would confine their letters to something they understand. First of all the Catholic Church (with all its strengths an...
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Fix pensions with a constitutional lawJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - With all of the well orchestrated calls for “pension reform” echoing around Illinois, I hope the legislature will consider the following: Write a constitutional law. The...
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Voting rights not encumbered by IDJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Michael E. Fredian argues in the May 5 Fence Post against voter ID laws, stating that such laws are unnecessary because voter fraud is almost non-existant. He cites figu...
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Media bias depends on point of viewJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Most of us learned to identify a writer’s point of view in high school literature. It is a skill I often use when I read the newspaper. In an Associated Press story abou...
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Politics adds to Cubs curseJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Forget the outdated billy goat curse. The Chicago Cubs now have the taint of racism on them in the form of Joe Ricketts’ intended racially tinged Super PAC ad campaign a...
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Associations have options to address unit foreclosuresJun 09, 2012 4:57 am - The mortgage foreclosure crisis impacting associations is not going away anytime soon. Today’s column addresses why the association is a defendant in a unit owner’s mort...
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Siblings unlikely to owe tax on sale of mother’s homeJun 09, 2012 4:50 am - Q. My deceased mother’s house has an offer that my siblings and I have accepted. We believe we each will receive about $20,000 after the realty fees. My question is, do ...