Opinion Stories from September 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Higher education not priority for RomneySep 04, 2012 5:00 am - From what I see coming from the Republican public relations committees, and what I expect to hear coming from Mitt Romney any minute now; 1. There is no such thing as gl...
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Some important questions to askSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - SWe’ve all heard President Obama constantly say the failed policies of the Bush administration drove the U.S. economy into the ditch. I have questions that need to b...
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Local employers, taxpayers part of pension solutionSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - The Aug. 21 op-ed by Marc Levine, titled “Cost shift would worsen pension problem,” raises critical points that need to be addressed when considering Illinois’ pension r...
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Bible doesn’t support taxes to help poorSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - BRegarding Ms. Cathy O’Brien’s letter posted Aug 26, nowhere in the Bible does it suggest that helping the poor is done through taxes. In fact, it’s quite the opposi...
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Editorial: Sift through the political sound bites, slogansOct 02, 2012 12:17 pm - If Mork from Ork had just landed on Earth last week and tuned into the Republican National Convention, no one could fault him if he believed that President Barack Obama ...
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Your turn, Mr. PresidentSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - We have reached a phase of the presidential campaign that could be called the Season of Empty Metaphors. At their convention in Tampa, Fla., Mitt Romney and the Republi...
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“Obama: 2016” a must-see movieSep 04, 2012 4:40 am - Just saw the movie, “Obama: 2016,” recently. The theater was packed. Yet everything was orderly and quiet. You could hear a pin drop. This movie is not fiction. It is a ...
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Legislators could have taken first cutSep 04, 2012 4:40 am - Dear state legislators: The other week you voted against the pension reform bill targeted to modify legislators’ pensions. Your colleagues described the bill as “a compl...
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Wal-Mart deal unfair to existing retailersSep 04, 2012 4:25 am - Wal-Mart deal unfair to existing retailers When a town is growing by leaps and bounds, giving tax and financial incentives to a Costco or Wal-Mart to move in someti...
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Roskam working hard on economySep 04, 2012 4:25 am - Roskam working hard on economy I am proud to support Congressman Peter Roskam, who is running for re-election here in the 6th Congressional District. Peter has repr...
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