Opinion Stories from August 30, 2015 (Change date)
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Editorial: House should uphold veto of bad arbitration lawAug 31, 2015 2:03 pm - As the House prepares to vote Wednesday on a motion to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a labor arbitration bill, remove the outsized personalities from the equation...
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Can prisoners help prevent forest fires?Aug 30, 2015 1:00 am - While watching the news regarding the forest fires out West, I couldn't help but wonder if it would help if all the dry underbrush had been cleared before the fires star...
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Campaign too important for field of deadbeatsAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - I was relieved to read the Aug. 25 column by Catherine Rampell, "The 2016 field is full of deadbeats." It restored my confidence in the press that this presidential camp...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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One geezer's rebuttal to the knock on AuroraAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - As a former Auroran, I was deeply offended when news broke of an online survey that decreed, of the 150 biggest towns in the nation, Aurora was the third-lousiest place ...
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New state law helps disabled vetsAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County disabled veterans owe a vote of thanks to Sen. Terry Link and Rep. Rita Mayfield for the sponsorship of Senate Bill 107, which expanded the Disabled Veterans...
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State can show leadership on climateAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - Recently the EPA finalized the rules for reducing carbon emissions from power plants. Known as the Clean Power Plan, it is long overdue given the seriousness of our ever...
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Affirming a right to dieAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - SAN DIEGO - Brittany Maynard was soon to die. The question was whether she could do so on her own terms, as a last act of autonomy. Dr. Lynette Cederquist, who regrets t...
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Don't blame groups for acts of individualsAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - So another kook guns down perceived enemies, this time black on white, gay on straight. Splashed across social media he releases his "manifesto," another screed of hate...
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Common sense absent in some lawsAug 30, 2015 12:00 am - The Supreme Court does not recognize an unborn child as a human life and it's a woman's right to make this decision. I completely disagree, and not only from a religious...
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