Opinion Stories from August 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Paul Ryan’s speech bubbleAug 31, 2012 10:51 am - The commentators may be raving, but if you ask me, they’re living in a bubble — along with the candidate. President Obama: Bad. Republicans: Good. My mother: My hero. Sm...
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We need more, not fewer, unionsAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - My goodness, by the sound of the recent Fence Post letter calling for strikes to be illegal (Aug. 25), you would think Ms. Andres wants us to return to unpaid slavery. ...
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Give Obama time to fix Bush’s messAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - I am preparing for the October elections already. I say October because I always vote on the first early voting day. My preparations include getting a bunch of CD or VHS...
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Good teachers deserve good salariesAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - I have nothing against an athlete who can make millions playing baseball, football or soccer. We all want winners. We don’t mind paying for winners. Who is the winner wh...
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Editorial: The GOP’s task: assurance amid Americans’ discontentAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - While a more hurricane-proof New Orleans braced for the week’s weather test, the Republican Party has fortified itself against the storm of the next 67 days. Will it be ...
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Why is gas price up when oil is down?Aug 31, 2012 5:00 am - Gas! Can someone, anyone, please explain to me why we are paying the same for gasoline when oil is trading at less than $90 per barrel as we were when oil was trading at...
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Ryan budget is not un-ChristianAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - In “How can Christians back Ryan budget?” Aug. 24, Cathy O’Brien asks how the Christian right can, in good faith, support either Paul Ryan’s candidacy or the GOP budget....
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Headline showed bias on economyAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - As a Daily Herald reader I notice how often your articles tend to lean to the left instead of being impartial. On Aug. 4 on the front page I read in huge bold letters, “...
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Trying picking up your own trashAug 31, 2012 4:52 am - Trying picking up your own trash In writing this letter, I may be upsetting the apple cart. But many other people in West Chicago have, in effect, turned the garbag...
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Public pension end should be on tableAug 31, 2012 4:52 am - Public pension end should be on table We shouldn’t be discussing public pension reform. We should be discussing public pension elimination. We should pay public emp...
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