Opinion Stories from March 8, 2018 (Change date)
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Editorial: Suburban colleges show citizenship with anti-hunger effortsMar 08, 2018 3:30 pm - Here's another reason to appreciate the value and contributions of local community colleges: the fight against hunger. In a front-page Daily Herald story this week, our ...
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Make politicians respond to votes, not moneyMar 15, 2018 3:50 pm - I'm 65, angry and ashamed. Angry that as an adult (a grownup?) we will not take common-sense steps to curb gun violence in our country. Ashamed that I have become compla...
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Why are we so willing to listen to kids now?Mar 15, 2018 3:50 pm - In the aftermath of every well-publicized shooting, those who would happily erase the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights can be counted on to train their own guns ...
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Fighting guns with guns?Mar 15, 2018 3:50 pm - In response to Mr. Leonhardt's letter "A chance in crisis," my preferences would be: 1. Students not being able to get a weapon in the first place. 2. My children's teac...
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Something must changeMar 15, 2018 3:50 pm - Last year when 58 people died and hundreds were wounded, President Donald Trump said it was too soon to talk about changing gun laws. Seventeen people killed in a Florid...
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Respect the anthemMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - I totally agree with an opinion in the March 2 issue that The Star-Spangled Banner should be sung as written. I attend many, many Chicago Cubs games at Wrigley Field and...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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Fond memories of buying guns as a teenMar 08, 2018 4:25 pm - In the summer of 1939, my brother Joe, age 16, and me, age 15, took public transportation from Belmont-Central, Chicago, to Montgomery Ward & Co. at Chicago Avenue and L...
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Slusher: Deceptive political ads grow because voters let themMar 08, 2018 8:47 am - It's not clear who in the political process should feel more ashamed, the candidates who attempt to persuade voters with deceptive campaign mailers and television advert...
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The good news is Trump's not capable of authoritarianism he lovesMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - Here is a question at the crossroads of psychology and political philosophy: How can a leader so enamored by authoritarianism be so allergic to order? Donald Trump rose...
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