Opinion Stories from May 20, 2013 (Change date)
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Metra missing out on fare collectionMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I have a solution for Metra’s cash problems which does not necessitate raising fares: Collect fares from passengers! My wife and I rode the Northwest train downtown on a...
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Teachers need to keep learning, tooMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - As a recently retired Northwest suburban teacher, I would like to explain why teachers receive seminar time. Illinois requires school districts to adhere to basic calend...
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These teens deserve some good publicityMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Once before I wrote about the good work the teen “Crush” team was making money by selling chances for gift baskets to make money for a trip to do good free work for poor...
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Just a little sacrifice needed from allMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Sequestration appears to have caused problems relating to the closing of the White House for tours and layoffs of air controllers (though now resolved), and it may resul...
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Autism campaign needs advocatesMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - During April Autism Awareness month, many parents of children on the spectrum heard new statistics — that 1 in 50 children are now being diagnosed with autism. People ne...
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Bad economy, yet no rooms at innMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - This past weekend, I spent a lot of time online trying to find a new vacation destination for my annual year-end trip with my son. In other words, I was trying to book a...
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Teachers need training to stay currentMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I am writing in response to Paul Gasiorowski’s letter, “Teachers shouldn’t need seminar time”. It was filled with so much false information and misconceptions that I cou...
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Why no enforcement of existing gun law?May 20, 2013 4:40 am - Why no enforcement of existing gun law? Whether or not there truly is a right to carry concealed weapons will ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court. Whether or...
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Obama can’t turn things aroundMay 20, 2013 4:40 am - Obama can’t turn things around The article about the Stephanopoulos-Obama ABC News interview explains once again that the president can’t cope realistically with th...
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Pave Belleau Woods, put up parking lot?May 20, 2013 4:40 am - Pave Belleau Woods, put up parking lot? Something is seriously wrong with the thinking of St. Francis School President Tom Bednar and State Rep. Jeanne Ives, as rep...
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