Opinion Stories from January 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Colombia firm now makes armored clothes for kidsJan 05, 2013 8:27 am - BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian firm that makes bulletproof vests is now creating armored clothing for children. Factory owner Miguel Caballero said he never thought abo...
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Holidays don’t void church-state separationJan 04, 2013 3:21 pm - I felt compelled to respond to Nathan Solak’s Dec. 20 letter titled “What’s so offensive about a Christmas tree?” I like Christmas trees, but some statements by Mr. Sola...
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More clinics, no new hospitalJan 04, 2013 3:21 pm - Lake County does not need another hospital. Lake County needs more non-emergency clinics and primary care physicians. Hospital admissions in Lake County are going down ...
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Sure, let’s put arm guards at schoolJan 04, 2013 3:21 pm - Who needs more gun control laws or threats to the Second Amendment when we have the NRA loaded with practical solutions? You have to give Wayne LaPierre a lot of credit...
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Municipalities need more flexibilityJan 04, 2013 1:50 pm - Missing from the national conversation on “the fiscal cliff” is the other cliff: the one facing city governments. Estimates of infrastructure, pension and health care co...
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Why the pension cost shift and HB 6258 make senseJan 04, 2013 4:00 am - Editor’s note: Two suburban lawmakers wrote differering opinions about a pension proposal for the reform group Reboot Illinois. State Rep. Darlene Senger, a Naperville R...
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Insure more drivers while reducing gunsJan 04, 2013 4:00 am - One out of four traffic accidents in Chicago involves a motorist with no insurance. One out of five drivers in Cook county has no insurance, causing higher rates to thos...
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Take care before shifting pension burden to property taxpayersJan 04, 2013 4:00 am - Editor’s note: Two suburban lawmakers wrote differering opinions about a pension proposal for the reform group Reboot Illinois. State Rep. Darlene Senger, a Naperville R...
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Editorial: A day of inspiration on the Capitol stepsJan 04, 2013 4:00 am - For a day at least, we got to see them as people. Between the fiscal cliff brinkmanship and the Hurricane Sandy throat clearing, we got a glimpse Thursday of congressmen...
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Vote for ‘leaders’ who will leadJan 04, 2013 4:00 am - You will often find leadership and bravery in places that you might not expect. They sometimes comes forth in times of stress when all seems lost. In times of war the re...
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