Opinion Stories from May 8, 2014 (Change date)
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A thought exercise on prayer, deityMay 08, 2014 5:05 am - Last week the National Day of Prayer was observed. It is a very curious concept, if you look at it logically (ignoring the initial hurdle of church/state separation). In...
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Leading out against capital punishmentMay 08, 2014 5:05 am - The term "moral suasion" has fallen into disuse. Its heyday came during the Eisenhower administration when the genial president, a bit soft on institutional racism, fail...
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Do more for Illinois, Sen. DurbinMay 08, 2014 5:05 am - Sen. Dick Durbin has supported the removal of food and fuel from the CPI inflation index. So the Social Security recipients will not get the cost-of-living break they de...
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Democrats are doing something about jobsMay 08, 2014 5:05 am - The latest statistics show that new jobs created total 288,000, dropping the jobless rate to a much-improved 6.3 percent. "Aha!" say the Republicans. "But there are thou...
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Killing business on federal basesMay 08, 2014 5:05 am - The fight over the minimum wage, which President Obama and Democrats hope to make a centerpiece of this year's midterm elections, comes down to two simple arguments. Oba...
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Conservative wing for Obama library?May 08, 2014 12:05 am - Conservative wing for Obama library? It was with no surprise that I read our balanced-budget-challenged Democratic leadership in Springfield completely supports the...
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Motive for releasing Sterling remarks?May 08, 2014 12:05 am - Motive for releasing Sterling remarks? The reporting of Donald Sterling's bigoted remarks did not seem to have fair coverage in the media. Mr. Sterling made a hands...
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An exception to 'guns everywhere'May 08, 2014 12:05 am - An exception to 'guns everywhere' I hardly know where to begin after reading the letter from Steve Zahareas of Schaumburg ("Gun-free zones tell bad guys where to g...
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