Opinion Stories from January 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Why the annual exemption applications?Jan 26, 2013 4:00 am - I just completed my annual Cook County 2012 Senior Citizen Exemption Application, and I don’t understand why state legislators revised the law requiring this be filed an...
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Illinois marriage law ignores civil rightsJan 26, 2013 4:00 am - I am a fifth-grade teacher. Teaching about the foundation of our government is part of my job. Every year when I teach about the Declaration of Independence, students qu...
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Allergy keeps him from getting flu shotJan 26, 2013 4:00 am - You stated in your recent editorial that I could be a “hero” if I had a flu shot. Are you implying that I am not doing my part if I do not get the shot? I cannot get the...
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Gay-rights movement goes too farJan 26, 2013 4:00 am - It seems that in my latter lifetime many of the so called “movements” in our country were started by minority groups with loud voices and sometimes legitimate reason. Fo...
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Small acts help solve big problemsJan 26, 2013 4:00 am - Serving our communities in Springfield as a new state representative is a tremendous honor, and a responsibility I take very seriously. There are no quick fixes to the c...
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Guns don’t shoot by themeselvesJan 26, 2013 4:00 am - Since the beginning of time, no club, stone ax, spear, arrow, sword, musket, revolver, handgun, rifle, shotgun, or assault weapon has ever activated itself to kill. It i...
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Illegal immigrants should not driveJan 26, 2013 4:00 am - I am outraged. Every citizen taxpayer in the state of Illinois should be outraged at our legislators for passing a law allowing illegal aliens to obtain a driver’s licen...
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Elgin readers’ support much appreciatedJan 26, 2013 3:40 am - Thank you, friends of literacy; your support of the Community of Readers program has brought the “sweet serenity of books” to children of Elgin Area School District U-46...
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Warrenville man a difference-makerJan 26, 2013 3:40 am - I am writing this letter in support of Tom Linford, candidate for alderman in Ward 4, Warrenville. Over the past 25 years, Tom has resided in Warrenville and has put in ...
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