All Stories from November 14, 2013 (Change date)
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News judgment, not bias, rules sports coverageNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - I’ve written a lot over the years in response to claims that the Daily Herald’s political biases color our news coverage, but there’s another claim of favoritism that do...
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Editorial: Fix the senior freeze tax exemptionNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - There are so many components to Illinois’ property tax system that it’s no wonder the state’s legislators haven’t yet corrected a serious problem outlined Wednesday by o...
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Marriage about more than reproductionNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - I am intrigued by the view that marriage is about reproduction and so same-sex couples should be denied the right of marriage because they cannot reproduce in the natura...
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ACA stressing out nonfull-time workersNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - I am writing regard to the Affordable Care Act. I currently am a substitute teacher in a suburban school district. There is absolutely nothing I would rather do than hel...
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Government should act to protect patientsNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - According to the Daily Herald’s Sunday article “Health clock is ticking for sickest patients,” many people with severe illnesses and pre-existing conditions that are nor...
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The difference between government, businessNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - We can continue to write pages and pages on the subject of the difference between government and private business, but I finally realized I could basically sum it up in ...
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No logic in argument against gay marriageNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - In his Nov. 11 letter to the Herald (“Logic not strong suit among our leaders”), Gerald Wester attempts to illogically teach us a lesson in logic and, by so doing, chast...
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Still time to give Quinn your opinionNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - I find it amazing that people I talk to are against gay marriage but are too lazy to get on the phone and tell their state senators and representatives their opinion and...
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Fairness not a pre-existing conditionNov 14, 2013 3:40 am - Fairness not a pre-existing condition Let us give thanks Nov. 28 for the early Christmas which became, instead, Halloween. Obamacare, that red-suited monstrosity cr...
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Enforce the gun laws we already haveNov 14, 2013 3:40 am - Enforce the gun laws we already have This from a letter I sent my senator. Do you think someone who beats a woman should be able to carry a gun? A Chicago police of...