Opinion Stories from June 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Data mining a dangerous practiceJun 18, 2013 11:46 am - “So what?” you say. “I don’t care if the government is gathering data on me. I have nothing to hide.” If the world were perfect, I might agree. Unfortunately, informatio...
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Avoid reckless cuts to needyJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - At age 28, Lori never thought she would become too sick to work. But she did. Lori has PTSD, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Fibromyalgia. In 2009, simple tasks became extre...
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Pension alternative is no distractionJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - House Bill 3303 has recently been called a distraction, and that’s unfortunate. It is a bill that would freeze public sector benefits to date and going forward would inc...
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Crisis of faith in governmentJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - It is reassuring that in the midst of so much government dysfunction, the IRS has resolved the question of when and whether to tax tanning beds under the Affordable Care...
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Our state’s in a sorry stateJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - Guess what? The wonderful state of Illinois is now No. 1 in food stamp use. That is something to be really proud of, right? The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 15.7 ...
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Editorial: Lawmakers, seize this chance for redemption on pensionsJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - Illinois lawmakers find themselves on the eve of a rare opportunity to redeem themselves. They can prove they are capable of doing something — doing something — for the ...
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Obamacare full of costly surprisesJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, now realizes that Obamacare will cost much more than anticipated, so she is trying to convince private sec...
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Can’t kick this can down road any moreJun 18, 2013 4:40 am - Can’t kick this can down road any more After years of executive and legislative leaders “kicking the pension can down the road” Illinois is now facing almost $100 b...
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Big brother is not on pay phonesJun 18, 2013 4:40 am - Big brother is not on pay phones Why did the government opt to spend tens of millions on free cellphones? Because they can be tracked. Pay phones at one time were e...
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NSA snooping leads to no goodJun 18, 2013 4:40 am - NSA snooping leads to no good Our civil rights have been violated yet again. NSA snooping since the Bush days makes me so upset. You can’t tell me that this really ...
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