Opinion Stories from May 23, 2014 (Change date)
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President continues to hide the truthMay 23, 2014 5:05 am - The president, during a news conference April 17, said that 35 percent of the people enrolled in Obamacare were under the age of 35. He also said that 8 million had sign...
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Editorial: IHSA hearings need to stay focusedMay 23, 2014 5:08 am - Amid a series of legislative hearings targeting its finances and operations, the IHSA is pumping up the defense. What organization wouldn't, when a lawmaker alleges suc...
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Get ready for a season of promisesMay 23, 2014 5:05 am - In 1933, newly elected Illinois Gov. Henry Horner took office at the height of the Great Depression. A huge chunk of the state's workforce was unemployed, many schooltea...
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First do the cutting, then talk about taxesMay 24, 2014 8:10 am - The Herald reported Tuesday that Gov. Pat Quinn is twisting arms in Springfield to get the votes needed to make the temporary income tax hike permanent. He says that wit...
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Get it together and support ClearbrookMay 24, 2014 8:10 am - As the Daily Herald wrote in its May 16 editorial, now is a crucial time in the state budget process. One of the agencies dependent on state funding is Clearbrook, cente...
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The real question is spendingMay 23, 2014 5:05 am - If I should get an instant 66 percent raise all my financial problems now and in the future would be over. I am sure everyone reading this would be in the same boat. Whe...
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Use cameras to track trains at crossingsMay 23, 2014 5:05 am - Here's an idea about what to do with all that red-light camera equipment that the state of Illinois may eliminate later this month. Why not install the units at railroa...
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No more civility in politicsMay 23, 2014 12:05 am - No more civility in politics Why is it that the voters of today respond to negative campaigning? The Mr. Nasties of the world have taken over. Civility and winning ...
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GOP policy: Oil, regardless of costMay 23, 2014 12:05 am - GOP policy: Oil, regardless of cost The Republicans want to drill more oil wells, support more "fracking," build the XL Pipeline and continue with the massive tax b...
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