Opinion Stories from December 6, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: Care about government? Time to pay attentionDec 06, 2013 4:00 am - The last couple of months have been a whirlwind of headlines for the Illinois General Assembly and Congress. Controversial votes on pensions, gay marriage and concealed ...
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Entire community benefits from good schoolsDec 06, 2013 4:00 am - I have to agree with the writer who said that property taxes are high in Illinois, which is mainly due to overvaluation of properties. However, I must disagree with his ...
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Democrats said no to many ACA changesDec 06, 2013 4:00 am - A response to a post by Linda Panszczyk on Nov. 25. Linda’s remarks about how President Obama and the Dems “bent over backwards” to accommodate Republican amendments to ...
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Don’t fall for campaign against ACADec 06, 2013 4:00 am - When I read the Fencepost letters it is all too common to see the same few names signed to letters attacking the Affordable Care Act. If you believe them, the ACA is a “...
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Thanksgiving Day shopping insults traditionsDec 06, 2013 4:00 am - My heart is heavy with the thoughts of our American traditions under attack. Shopping on Thanksgiving Day says so many things about the USA we live in today. We are easi...
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Compassion needed for the depressed, suicidalDec 06, 2013 4:00 am - When ordained more than 28 years ago, I found myself celebrating many funerals and burying young people dying of AIDS. A young man whom I spent much time with prior to h...
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How was texting story news?Dec 06, 2013 3:40 am - How was texting story news? OMG! I know absolutely nothing about Carpentersville civic issues but I couldn’t believe what I read as a “news” article in Nov. 22’s Da...
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Health care needed only minor reformDec 06, 2013 3:40 am - Health care needed only minor reform Reader Jerry Loftis’ comments, “Is Tea Party motto: ‘Do As I say’?,” of Nov. 15, are a classic example of what brings me amazem...
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Might as well throw money into the trashDec 06, 2013 3:40 am - Might as well throw money into the trash On Nov. 8, the Daily Herald business section reported that the IRS refunded $4 billion to identity thieves, including 655 t...
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In defense of bishop’s letterDec 06, 2013 3:40 am - In defense of bishop’s letter In response to letter writer Angel Llavona’s comments about Bishop Malloy’s “disappointing letter read to us during Mass,” the bishop...
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