Opinion Stories from February 1, 2014 (Change date)
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The SoapboxFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Not quite the same venue: Look at video from Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State speech and you’ll see different levels of attention among the lawmakers sitting in the C...
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Blame greed, not God for problemsFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Any time a socially conservative political candidate jumps on their bully pulpit to preach about God’s displeasure with America because of matters such as gay marriage a...
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Expanded food stamps are breaking the budgetFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Barack Obama, the most merciful, failed to say in his State of the Union address that he increased the food stamp program from $40 billion to $80 billion with close to 5...
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Durbin would limit right of self-defenseFeb 01, 2014 3:40 am - Recently, the U.S. Senate voted on United Nations Resolution 2117 dealing with firearms control. In part, the U.N. Resolution “calls for member states to support weapons...
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Money pool helps improprieties repeatFeb 01, 2014 3:40 am - The sadistic truths about the impropriety in Illinois are disdainful, yet with power and an endless supply of money — it’s repeated. Cardinal Francis George stood before...
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Church abuse still warrants attentionFeb 01, 2014 3:40 am - Thank you for your editorial Jan. 24, “A Beginning Only.” Thank you to all the victims and survivors who have courageously come forward with regard to sexual abuse by cl...
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Fat cat crooks ought to be locked upFeb 01, 2014 3:40 am - So, after paying $20 billion in fines to the feds, the JP Morgan board of directors gives Jamie Dimon a big, fat pay raise. I guess $11 million a year wasn’t enough for ...
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