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Opinion Stories from October 31, 2013 (Change date)

Shivering in fright over meat industry

Oct 31, 2013 5:00 am - I am not scared of all the witches, zombies and assorted goblins wandering about on Halloween. What really scares me is the meat industry. This is the industry that: Mut...
Suburban transit needs bigger share

The Daily Herald Editorial Board
Oct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Who gets and who gives? In the world of publicly funded goods and services, the two often don’t match up. Childless homeowners pay taxes so public schools can educate o...
Lawmakers not representing people

Oct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Our representatives have voted to “kick the can” down the road, run up more debt and do nothing to reduce spending. Every poll that was taken over the past several mont...
Smooth drive, but worth the cost?

Oct 31, 2013 5:00 am - So, the new two-mile stretch of Lake Shore Drive cost $64 million or, calculated another way, $32 million per mile. Is it paved with gold? Good intentions? Union contrac...
School Checker expands your power on schools

By Jim Slusher
Oct 31, 2013 6:18 am - Information, it is said, is power, and in that vein, today we're giving you a profound boost toward control of your local schools. The annual School Report Card, as our...
Collaboration helped bring about water ordinance

Oct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Recently the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Cook County Watershed Management Ordinance (WMO...
A question of competence

By Richard Cohen
Oct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Where is Casey Stengel when we need him? In 1962 as the manager of the brand new and determinedly hapless New York Mets — 40 wins, 120 losses — he looked up and down his...
When Dems should be Party of No

Oct 31, 2013 4:40 am - When it comes to Social Security, Democrats, including the president, U.S. senators, U.S. representatives and Democratic voters should become the Party of No. No to incr...
Thanks for support of Lords Park Zoo

Oct 31, 2013 4:40 am - The board of directors for the Friends of Lords Park Zoo wish to thank the numerous attendees and contributors to its Sept. 29 fundraiser, held at Imago’s in Elgin. Than...
Losing the nation as we once knew it

Oct 31, 2013 4:40 am - On Friday, Oct. 18, views from William G. Parrot of McHenry and Paula Coughlan of Elburn are both right on. The views are dittoed by myself and I hope many others from t...

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