Opinion Stories from January 30, 2014 (Change date)
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Spending bill shows wrong prioritieJan 30, 2014 4:00 am - If you were a member of Congress trying to cut the budget, would you cut subsidies that go to large, profitable agribusinesses, or funding for food safety inspectors? Be...
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State not doing its job to keep companies hereJan 30, 2014 4:00 am - I just read that Illinois has lost another business, this time to Boca Raton, Fla. Cancer Treatment Centers of America is moving its headquarters to Florida from Schaumb...
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Can’t we make our local roads stronger?Jan 30, 2014 4:00 am - The past weeks of very cold weather has caused our local village roads to buckle every 10-15 feet. If you drive on Burr Oak west to Kennicott or north on Kennicott from ...
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Don’t blow Walmart deal, aldermenJan 30, 2014 4:00 am - What sense of self-importance led the aldermen and mayor of Rolling Meadows to harpoon the Walmart plan? Any traffic issues real or imagined can be ironed out after the...
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Independent colleges deserve funding, tooJan 30, 2014 4:00 am - These are trying times for higher education as colleges and universities must provide higher quality educational opportunities with limited resources and pressure of con...
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Bittersweet farewell to state governmentJan 30, 2014 3:40 am - Bittersweet farewell to state government As I begin my 16th and final legislative session, I find the moment bittersweet. On the one hand, I am extremely excited ab...
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Jan 30, 2014 3:26 am - As I begin my sixteenth and final legislative session, I find the moment bittersweet. On the one hand, I am extremely excited about the opportunities ahead; on the other...
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Pay us more money, kids will get smarterJan 30, 2014 3:26 am - Pay us more money, kids will get smarter I was most intrigued when I saw a half page ad/letter from Cinda Klickna, president of the Illinois Education Association, ...
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