Opinion Stories from February 8, 2015 (Change date)
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Today's athletes should follow Banks' exampleFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - Cubs Nation and the sports world lost a true gentleman and an American hero in Ernie Banks. He did everything the right way in a more innocent time for sports. Ernie...
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Comparison shows trend of debt going upFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - In his letter printed in Your Views on Jan. 31, James Prescott said, "The national debt has been on a steady downward trend (as is unemployment) for the last six years."...
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2016: Bumpy roads ahead to the nominationsFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - Less than a year from now, voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere will gather in town centers, gymnasiums, local libraries and school cafeterias to kick off the 201...
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All-day kindergarten not taxpayers' dutyFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - A petition signed by 200 parents, I'm assuming with kindergarten age or soon to be of that age children, has been submitted to the school board of District 46 to impleme...
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Unmasking Rand PaulFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - It has become the Rand Paul pattern: A few weeks paddling vigorously in the mainstream, followed by a lapse into authenticity, followed by transparent damage control, fo...
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Rauner tested on minimum wageFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - It must really have broken his heart and tested every fiber of Gov. Bruce Rauner's Republican soul to come out with an increase of 25 cents per hour, to boost minimum pa...
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A life conversation on the exercise trailFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - Daily, my wife and I, who have been married for 53 years, walk three miles at the "Y". As we walk, I read novels out loud. It sure makes exercising less boring. We meet ...
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Gay bias same as racial biasFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - May I add a footnote to Ilish Talarico's excellent letter supporting gay rights? Prior to 50 years ago, blacks were told to respect the beliefs of those who do not agree...
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