Opinion Stories from September 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Preaching to the choirSep 21, 2012 5:32 pm - Some people see a problem, and look for a solution. Others look at a problem, and see an opportunity. If you’ve ever wondered why some issues never get resolved, one re...
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Hockey officials threaten the gameSep 21, 2012 4:10 pm - I will admit in the past when pro athletes and their team owners engaged in a strike/lockout event, I most times sided with the owners because if the players didn’t like...
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Seniors shouldn’t have to pay so muchSep 21, 2012 4:10 pm - I am retired and living on a fixed income. My taxes have gone up considerably in the last two years. I appealed two years ago and won, only to still see my taxes go up. ...
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Leave such stories to the tabloidsSep 21, 2012 4:11 pm - The front page article on Sept. 16 called “How gender change gives pastor unique insight” was highly offensive to us. If we want to read such things, we will pick up a t...
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Editorial: Whooping cough trend goes the wrong waySep 21, 2012 6:43 pm - Back-to-school season seems to coincide with back-to-cold-and-flu season. It doesn’t take long for sniffles and coughs to be heard in classrooms where airborne bacteria ...
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Will it be too costly to retire in Illinois?Sep 21, 2012 5:00 am - Will it be too costly to retire in Illinois? You are right on, Mr. Johns (Fence Post), regarding the unfair property tax increases we have to pay. We feel the same ...
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Look at these missed opportunitiesSep 21, 2012 5:00 am - Look at these missed opportunities Almost all income taxes are paid by legitimate businesses and their workers through payroll deductions. Why should more of our co...
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How Dold could really move to centerSep 21, 2012 5:00 am - I’ve been receiving Robert Dold’s recent fliers touting his bipartisanship, independence and willingness to work with anyone. And I read the Daily Herald’s editorial opi...
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Government giving isn’t road to heavenSep 21, 2012 5:00 am - The nice lady from Libertyville who wrote that Christians should not in good conscience support Paul Ryan or his budget is perhaps a little confused. Heeding New Testam...
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Mouthing nonsenseSep 21, 2012 5:00 am - The velocity and compression of the news cycle -- along with the manic, serial certainty of those who inhabit it -- have become discrediting. It took just hours for a ge...
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