Opinion Stories from May 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: A changing of the guard across the suburbsMay 05, 2013 11:48 pm - It is difficult to remember a time when so many mayors and village presidents left office in the suburbs. They’re leaving in droves this month, most of them this week. ...
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The SoapboxMay 06, 2013 5:39 am - Preckwinkle warms to our suburbs: On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle attended a luncheon in Palatine to speak to Northwest suburban business leader...
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Going in circles on pension reformMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - A couple of weeks ago, a male robin staked out his territory and started to attack my house as he saw his reflection in my windows, perceiving it as another robin encroa...
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Two columns make Bush’s role clearMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - Richard Cohen’s recent column was titled “George W. Bush’s remarkable gift of self-assurance.” In it he stated “4,487 the number of American dead in an unnecessary Iraq ...
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Work for best interests of allMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - It seems the residents of Fox Lake can’t stop shooting themselves in the foot. Approximately 17 percent of the registered voters in Fox Lake voted in the last election. ...
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Senate missed the boat on gun voteMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - The 45 senators (aka cowards) who voted against the Manchin-Toomey bill, which would require expanded background checks for gun purchases, completely ignored the will of...
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Use your vote to keep good teachersMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - With all due respect to Peter, Paul and Mary, whose song was “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” the question should be “Where Have All the Teachers Gone?” According to t...
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Higher speed limits not worth the riskMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - The Illinois legislature is considering a bill to raise the speed limit on interstate highways from 65 mph to 70 mph. The bill’s main advocate is Republicn state Sen. Ji...
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We should welcome competition from TexasMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - Competition is good. It spotlights our shortcomings and forces us to improve. Unlike your April 20 Soapbox commentary, I welcome the Texas governor coming here to point ...
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Religion shouldn’t be blamedMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - I object to the headline reporting on the Boston Marathon bombing that said: “Officials: Brothers were driven by religion.” As though it is all religious. How unfair and...
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