Opinion Stories from January 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Building hope for collaboration in IsraelJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - Standing atop Israel’s Mount of the Precipice, it’s easy to believe that anything is possible. Its sweeping views of the Jezreel Valley, Mount Tabor and other Galilean s...
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It’s difficult to measure teacher dedicationJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - For years the Daily Herald Editorial Board has been critical of teacher salaries, their work ethic, student results and pensions. So how can the Editorial Board be surpr...
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Letter misstated position on taxesJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - Greg Jacobs gets it wrong. His letter from Jan. 6 (Don’t Raise Taxes in Mundelein) claims I want to raise taxes. Simply put, I do not. Residents can tune in on the vill...
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Give news space to the compromisersJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - Give news space to the compromisers Front-page news? Really? Why did the Daily Herald feel Joe Walsh’s return from his ignominious two-year term as congressman warr...
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Where has the shame gone?Jan 11, 2013 4:00 am - There used to be a time when getting an unmarried woman pregnant was a scandalously disrupting event that negatively affected both parties involved and their respective ...
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Lively war of words between father, sonJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - Three cheers for Mr. James Prescott Sr.’s letter of Dec. 27. I had a hunch the previous letter of Dec. 2 was his son’s before he even said it, and I was wondering if the...
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Respect life in all its formsJan 11, 2013 4:00 am - In 2013, it’s morally and spiritually imperative for humanity to have more respect for life. We need to reduce wars, homicides, gun shootings, domestic violence, abortio...
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No protection for the taxpayerJan 11, 2013 3:40 am - No protection for the taxpayer The president of the Illinois Retired Teachers Assn. states, “There is a panicked attempt to strip teachers and other public workers ...
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Hero takes back seat to a celebrityJan 11, 2013 3:40 am - Hero takes back seat to a celebrity Regarding “In Memoriam 12-27-12,” this is a real head scratcher. You have Whitney Houston more prominently featured than Neil Ar...
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Is this really equal treatment?Jan 11, 2013 3:40 am - Is this really equal treatment? Gays are asking to be given equal treatment. I have no problem with that. Then I read a Jan. 3 story in your paper about a couple of...