Opinion Stories from January 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Pension problem hurting businessesJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - The members of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors call upon the General Assembly to enact meaningful structural public employee pension reform now. N...
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Beware of lies that lead to paranoiaJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - In response to Howard Huber’s recent letter to the editor: Well, the game’s up. You caught us. We liberals have been secretly undermining every facet of the political sy...
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We have the right to protect ourselvesJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Professing to be the toughest in the United States, our gun law have failed. Take a look at the lack of effectiveness with the current ban. Murders in Chicago in 2012 ar...
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The SoapboxJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Just walk the extra steps: Pretending to be disabled to get a good parking spot is pretty low, but it’s rampant enough that a new state law cracks down on using the disa...
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‘Public servants’ are rewarded richlyJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - There are only two problems we have in this great country: 1) envy and class warfare, and 2) the excessive benefits, perks and pensions our “public servants” have awarde...
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The bears who don’t beat anyoneJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - This is a story about a family of bears who were having marital problems. After many months they decided to get a divorce. In court the judge was about to grant the divo...
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Leahy’s legacy is of helping veteransJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - While tributes to Mary Lee Leahy upon her recent passing appropriately lauded her 1990 U.S. Supreme Court victory over patronage in the Rutan case, her victory in the Il...
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Pay for the chaos if you want gunsJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - OK, fine, have armed security at every school. And tax every gun and ammo sold at 100 percent. It’s only fair that the folks who support the NRA and gun industry pay for...
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Government must work for the peopleJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - For those government officials, both elected and appointed to serve the people, please exert all possible influence to stop spending/borrowing/promising money that you d...
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School solution: free lunch for copsJan 05, 2013 3:40 am - School solution: free lunch for cops As with all the school weapon controversy, it is never simple. This is my first suggestion. I was an usher at a Chicago movie h...
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