Opinion Stories from December 26, 2013 (Change date)
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I know it’s only words in print but I like itDec 26, 2013 10:54 am - I come today, in the midst of the holiday-dulled news cycle, simply in praise of reading. The ceaseless and almost gleeful speculations on the demise of the printed word...
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Time to say yesDec 26, 2013 4:00 am - Finally, the grown-ups have taken back control of Capitol Hill. The question now is whether they can keep it. The passage of a modest bipartisan budget plan shows that C...
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Politicians forgetting about the veteransDec 26, 2013 4:00 am - Just a note to all state and federal politicians: There is an important bloc of voters that you all forget about — veterans. We put on the uniform of this country to ser...
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Look to virtues of health care lawDec 26, 2013 8:56 am - Now that the issues facing the Affordable Care Act’s website are resolved, I’m hoping our public debate can go beyond the manufactured hysteria about the law and take a ...
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More access to FOID card data adds riskDec 26, 2013 4:00 am - The case for local police having access to the FOID card database appears weak. Over and over, news reports of domestic disturbances in which firearms are involved indic...
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Redistricting reform: Stop the not-so-silent killer of democracy in IllinoisDec 26, 2013 4:00 am - In the coming year, you — yes, you personally, not your state representative or your senator or your union or your PAC or any other surrogate, but you yourself — have th...
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