Opinion Stories from March 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Another object lesson in the problems with political pollsMar 20, 2014 5:05 am - Now about those political polls ... In sports, the common epithet when the lesser of two seemingly unevenly matched opponents wins or very nearly wins is "that's why the...
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Being Vladimir PutinMar 20, 2014 5:05 am - "Once an agent, always an agent." This was the terse response of Nina Khrushcheva on New Year's Eve 1999 when her mother commented favorably about the new president, Vl...
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Why the delay on jobless benefits?Mar 20, 2014 5:05 am - This is regarding the article in The Washington Post on Sen. Jack Reed's proposal to reinstate the unemployment of millions who were cut off in December. What I think is...
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Gun problems will diminish with loveMar 20, 2014 5:05 am - What do we think we're doing? The way to kill a good guy with a gun is to arm a lot of bad guys with guns. That is uncommon common sense. When a leading U.S. senator br...
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Carbon tax remedy for Earth's 'fever'Mar 20, 2014 5:05 am - As I lie in bed with a 102 fever, I cannot help but think of our Earth. If I feel this immobilized after a 4-degree F rise in my body temperature, how does the Earth fee...
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Editorial: No denying, Illinois faces real, defining choiceMar 20, 2014 5:55 am - Now that the voters have spoken and the party slates are set, at least two things are clear about the coming campaign for the governor's mansion in Illinois. The stakes ...
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All-day kindergarten a great investmentMar 20, 2014 12:05 am - All-day kindergarten a great investment Recently the board of education of Benjamin School District 25 voted to extend full-day kindergarten to all students who wan...
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Great spot for Elgin charter schoolMar 20, 2014 12:05 am - Great spot for Elgin charter school I support the use of the beautiful former Fox River Grove Country Day School property for the proposed Elgin Math and Science Ch...
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