Opinion Stories from December 11, 2018 (Change date)
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Editorial: Larson instilled sense of pride in Schaumburg - and all of the suburbsDec 12, 2018 3:23 pm - When Al Larson officially hands over his gavel in May, the long-serving Schaumburg mayor will be lauded for an impressive list of accomplishments. Not many suburbs, afte...
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Editorial: Why do we still have pension double dipping?Dec 12, 2018 5:04 pm - It's the kind of thing that gives public pensions a bad name. A firefighter works a job for 30 years, then begins collecting a pension while moving to another full-time ...
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New I-490 tollway can deliver long-awaited western O'Hare accessDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - It came as no surprise that O'Hare International Airport is on track to become the busiest in the United States once again. The Daily Herald's recent article, "Bridesmai...
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A blinding contrastDec 11, 2018 12:13 pm - Our 41st president, George H.W. Bush was a class act. His devotion to public life, duty and service is well documented. He was a beacon of everything you would expect ou...
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Time's Person of the Year: 'Guardians' of the truth, including slain journalist Jamal KhashoggiDec 11, 2018 2:36 pm - Time magazine has announced its 2018 Person of the Year is "The Guardians," four individuals and one group - all journalists - who this year helped expose "the manipulat...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonDec 11, 2018 12:22 pm - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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A twist of fateDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Given the unmasking about to come of this juvenile and criminal president, and the uncertain role Vice President Pence had in the scheme, plus the rules of succession gr...
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Make public officials fund their own retirementDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - In Illinois, property taxes pay for education, including teacher pay, the highest in the country, health care at $15,000 per teacher, severance pay, and pension contribu...
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A special thank youDec 11, 2018 12:13 pm - I am one of the owners of Lilac Ledge Apartments on Washington Street in downtown Waukegan. On Friday, Oct. 19, we experienced a water main break which stopped water ser...
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