Opinion Stories from November 9, 2012 (Change date)
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St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Hawthorn Woods Hosts 6th Annual Thanksgiving Day DinnerNov 12, 2012 10:24 am - Members of the comunity are cordially invited to attend St. Matthew's 6th Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner on Thursday,November 22nd (Thanksgiving Day).Appetizers will be ...
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Lack of civility stems from lack of moralsNov 09, 2012 8:20 am - Recently, a Fence Post letter stated: “Civility must be a part of (political) campaigns.” Judging by the TV and radio election ads we’ve seen and heard, this is not the ...
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Editorial: Vernon Hills and a collaboration that saved servicesNov 09, 2012 7:58 am - There’s no shortage of examples of the effect of conflict between competing governments and government officials, usually at the expense of the people they serve. You se...
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Status quo preservedNov 09, 2012 4:00 am - America’s 57th presidential election revealed that a second important national institution is on an unsustainable trajectory. The first, the entitlement state, is endang...
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Some ideas to clean up campaignsNov 09, 2012 4:00 am - Finally, the election is over. We have experienced a campaign cesspool. We hear that the total cost of campaigns is somewhere around $6 billion. And 99 percent of that ...
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Tax hikes needed with spending cutsNov 09, 2012 4:00 am - The total for fiscal year 2011 federal tax receipts was $2.3 trillion. Not too bad. The problem is that the federal government spends $3.6 trillion, and the additional m...
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Why are we paying people on leave?Nov 09, 2012 4:00 am - ince 2007, more than 2,000 state employees have been placed on paid leave. Gov. Quinn, can you explain to the people of Illinois, those who pay taxes, why these people a...
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Numbers askew in guest columnNov 09, 2012 4:00 am - In response to the Oct. 30 guest column by Danette Hayes, “Returning troops’ needs often forgotten,” I would not dispute the intent of the article. However, the statisti...
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Teach kids to be good driversNov 09, 2012 3:40 am - Nov. 8 was Parents as Teachers Day, and I encourage parents to be great teachers to their teen drivers. Inexperience is the leading factor for teen crashes. The more exp...
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PACs could do some real goodNov 09, 2012 3:40 am - All the money corporations and individuals have made to these political action committees has turned these past few elections into travesties. Might they consider doing ...
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