Opinion Stories from October 5, 2013 (Change date)
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It’s president’s duty to negotiateOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - Two sides, President Obama and the House, are at an impasse. Are both responsible for the shutdown? Yes. But Obama is the one with the greater responsibility. He is the ...
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Senate thinks it deserves betterOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - This week about 18,000 people — including members of Congress, all their aides, presidential appointees and even the president and vice president — stood to lose their e...
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Tea Party gang is trampling democracyOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - Well, the radical wing of the GOP got their wish, the federal government has shut down. House Speaker John Boehner, appearing as feckless as ever, allowed a small pack o...
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Fire risk heavy in the kitchenOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - It is once again time for Fire Prevention Week. From Oct. 6-12, Lake County fire departments are joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association ...
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The SoapboxOct 06, 2013 6:28 pm - No storming the barricades: What a relief that a long-planned trip for Chicago-area veterans to visit the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., could go on despite ...
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Abortion becoming the great dividerOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - The Declaration of Independence contains the words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with...
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Global warming will harm Midwest, tooOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - I’ve enjoyed joining my three Arlington Heights grandchildren outdoors on the perfect days we’ve had lately. But I wonder if, in a future heat wave like the one that kil...
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No question as to who will fund ObamacareOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - Guess I am part of the extreme, radical part of the other party since I believe in a small fiscally sound and accountable government. Do not people understand that Obama...
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A new hope in the Middle EastOct 05, 2013 4:40 am - Three events make peace possible. The first is the passage of the House to fund the government for a short time and to defund the affordable health bill. This distortion...
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Obamacare the root of all these problemsOct 05, 2013 4:40 am - We all have to ask these politically naive questions: Why can’t the Congress pull in the same direction and why is there is now a shutdown of nonessential services? The ...
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