Opinion Stories from June 9, 2018 (Change date)
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Editorial: Nod toward pension crisis is a start, but we need much moreJun 09, 2018 11:00 pm - There's room for debate over whether the fact that Illinois managed to get a budget on time this year merits all the back slapping being done by Republican and Democrati...
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A critical first step toward safer waterJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - I am writing to thank state Sens. Iris Martinez, Chris Nybo, Sam McCann and Laura Murphy for co-sponsoring legislation to get the lead out of drinking water in communiti...
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The Soapbox: Working together in Wheeling, a DuPage golf course winner, a tasty toast in St. Charles and moreJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Hidden safety Now that we're finally into the warmer weather (fingers crossed), it's a good time for a friendly reminder to our suburbs near and far. Concerning tra...
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What democracy looks and sounds likeJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - On June 4, I stood with dozens of other protesters outside a private fundraiser Rep. Roskam was holding with his donors in Wheaton. Along with the other protesters, I sm...
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Reinforcing work on clean energyJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - I was thrilled to read Mick Zawislak's profile of Bob Ward in his May 27 article "With incentives, solar energy's good for environment, business in Lake County." Ward's ...
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Representative won't stand up to governorJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - State Rep. Grant Wehrli likes to blame Speaker Madigan for all the state's woes. His favorite saying is "what Madigan is best at …" Well, what Wehrli is best at is being...
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More concern for robbers than victimsJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - The media coverage that blames the Chicago Police for the city's homicide and violence woes is dishonest and replete with disinformation. For decades, violent and murde...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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An unusual invitation to gun-control meetingJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - On May 5, a writer wrote that "Roskam meets in closed-door session with students on gun issues." Last month, these students invited Roskam to publicly address gun violen...
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Town halls and violenceJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Recently a letter writer stated that Democrats were creating violence at town hall meetings. To the best of my knowledge, I know of no time that the Daily Herald reporte...
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