Opinion Stories from August 29, 2014 (Change date)
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Choose only one to blameSep 05, 2014 4:24 pm - Ronald Bearwald's Aug. 26 letter ("When will president work for us?") does pose some interesting points. Everyone in U.S. government does ultimately "work for the presid...
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Make new vaccination easier to obtainSep 05, 2014 4:24 pm - As one of millions of moms in the middle of the back-to-school rush, I have a request for legislators: Please make it easier for us to get our kids vaccinated. Earlier t...
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Schakowsky shows little concern for veteransSep 08, 2014 10:51 am - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky has suggested eliminating so-called signature strikes of drone aircraft from military and intelligence operations because many such strikes ...
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No action on misuse of handicapped parkingSep 04, 2014 6:30 pm - Misuse of handicapped parking placards is both rampant and well-known. Inconsiderate physically-fit 20-, 30- and 40-somethings illegally use these placards to save a few...
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Let's see the payoff from health care lawSep 16, 2014 10:59 am - In 2011, USA Today reported that hospitals were losing $49 billion a year because of "uninsureds." Well, now that we have the Affordable Care Act in place that figure sh...
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Article's claims about VA don't add upSep 01, 2014 7:05 pm - The Aug. 27 newspaper had an article by Associated Press journalist Stephen Ohlemacher about the "shoddy care" by the VA." The article covered various aspects of the ins...
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Dist. 214 giving a big gift to itselfSep 04, 2014 6:30 pm - Whoopee, the District 214 board overtaxed us by $45 million and now they can't wait to spend all the money. Does anyone think this wasn't planned, or did the money just ...
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Women's vote needed to get pay equityAug 29, 2014 1:05 am - More than 85 years after gaining the right to vote, women still face staggering wage discrimination in the workplace, making 77 cents to every dollar a man makes for the...
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Suburbs could be pivotal if Senate race catches fireAug 29, 2014 1:05 am - Democrat Richard Durbin is a three-term U.S. senator from Illinois. In all three of his Senate elections, Durbin has been a landslide winner (1996 - 56 percent; 2002 - 6...
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Getting the runaround on help for veteransSep 04, 2014 4:07 pm - I have an idea to help our disabled vets find affordable housing in the Northwest suburbs: new homes. I know it's an ambitious plan and would require help from governmen...
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