Evanston Opinion
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Juvenile prisons not cost effectiveSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close some state facilities to address budget shortfalls will put pressure on legislators to find new money to avoid the cuts, but one of the cu...
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Fair districting started hereApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - As state legislatures set about redrawing congressional and legislative district lines to reflect the 2010 census, they must conform to the Supreme Court’s equal-populat...
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Wording in some laws simply inaccurateApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - In response to the article, “Palatine attorney wants to do away with offensive words in Illinois law,” Over the Rainbow Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated t...
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For Oakton Community College: Wadhwa, StaleyMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Three strong candidates are seeking two six-year terms at Oakton Community College. The fiscally responsible board, including incumbent Jody Wadhwa, has kept the school ...
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The Soapbox: Stop the hand-wringingMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - If it did, Illinois' deficit would be long gone. Instead, the state's pension imbalance actually grew last year. Senate President John Cullerton insists change is uncons...
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The courage to back freedom's callFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - When the news spread Friday that millions of pro-democracy protesters had forced the ouster of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, it sent shock waves throughout the Middle East. Bu...
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Now is time to end the death penaltyJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - In response to the Dec. 29 article, “Lawmakers could take a last look at Illinois' death penalty,” I do hope that January is the time the legislature puts an end to our ...
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Soap box: Start thinking next tax cut bill nowDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Best-interest bi-partisans: Congratulations to Illinois' senators and to the suburban delegation to Congress. Republicans and Democrats, lame ducks and returnees, all si...
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Don't overtax working familiesDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama and the Democratic Congress inherited an utter financial mess from President Bush: wars we can't afford, unjustified tax breaks for rich, evisceration of...
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Durbin, Schakowsky and the deficitNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - The term shared sacrifice has gotten a lot of mileage since last week's release of the presidential debt commission's proposal for cutting the deficit by nearly $4 trill...