Opinion Stories from August 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: Start your health insurance 101Aug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Most people buying a new car or planning a vacation seek out the best deals. Common fiscal sense leads them to search websites, read reports and talk to people they trus...
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Don’t dismiss Bible as irrelevantAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - A recent letter tries to compare homosexual marriage to race and slavery as an issue, and implies the Bible is no longer valid. While the Bible does not say interracial ...
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Letter lacks evidence on voting claimsAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - In the Aug. 3 edition, Alfred Y. Kirkland Jr., in his attempt at Republican-bashing, claims that, “Today’s Republican politicians in Texas, in North Carolina, and in oth...
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Stronger rules needed for pet ownersAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Last week I read with sadness about the Shih Tzu that was killed by a pit bull in Wauconda’s Cook Park. Today I read with equal sadness that the pit bull had been eutha...
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Congress puts itself in a class aboveAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - I sent the following letter to Sen. Dick Durbin. I don’t expect a reply. Dear Sen. Durbin: Knowing that you were a big supporter of the train wreck that is Obamacare (th...
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Power of telephone now being realizedAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - “Come here, Watson” were the first words spoken on the first telephone by Alexander Graham Bell to his assistant in 1875. Little did he know that his legacy and inventio...
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Texas did right to limit abortionsAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - In response to Sheryl Jedlinski’s July 19 letter (“New abortion law will hurt women”), thank you, Rick Perry and the citizens of Texas who voted to limit the killing of ...
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St. Charles not upfront about costsAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - St. Charles new comprehensive plan will result in the city of St. Charles being financially involved in many real estate projects. History shows the following. The city...
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Where does it stop on arming ourselves?Aug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding Mr. Gideon’s letter of Aug. 2, wow! Where do I begin? 1. The Founding Fathers didn’t want the entire citizenry to be armed to protect themselves from their el...
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Talk about lowering taxes is missingAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - With all this do-nothing talk about pension reform, I have a question to ask Illinois taxpayers. Why are we not hearing anyone talk about lowing taxes if and when reform...
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