Medinah Opinion
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Let's speed up pace of government consolidationApr 24, 2016 1:00 am - By Dan Cronin Guest columnist At this time of year, Illinoisans' thoughts turn to their tax bills. Most of us have just completed our income tax returns and we are eithe...
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Our middle class has lost its voiceApr 04, 2016 12:01 am - We hear that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have given voice to you who do not have anyone speaking for you in the halls of state and national government. You who have...
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GOP fought Social Security, Medicare, tooApr 02, 2016 12:01 am - I guess Thomas Manion, in his March 19 rant against Obamacare, refuses to admit 20 million more people have insurance, they can't be indiscriminately thrown off their pl...
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Trump, GOP's unwitting creationApr 02, 2016 12:01 am - Memo to GOP Establishment: We can work this out. Yes, Trump is crude - crude, like a wooden stake, and very particular in its purpose. We, your long-suffering conservat...
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Show some pride, Itasca, stow trashMar 24, 2016 12:01 am - For the fourth consecutive spring, my husband and I have personally collected the debris on the south side of the fence on Park Avenue bordering Thorndale Avenue. This y...
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You took the right path, Sleepy HollowMar 23, 2016 12:01 am - Sleepy Hollow's tax referendum passed thanks to 610 "yes" votes overcoming 588 "no" votes. Kudos goes to many for this narrow victory. Taxpayers bought in after understa...
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GOP hasn't seen writing on the wallMar 22, 2016 1:00 am - It isn't Trump who's destroying the Republican Party, it's the Republican Party leadership. Trump and the other "outsiders" are merely the beneficiaries of the anger and...
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Perfection needed for top cop jobMar 22, 2016 12:01 am - If Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel is truly serious about restoring trust and dignity in the CPD, he should without hesitation appoint Anne Kirkpatrick to the job. Forget ...
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Care staff victims of longtime state neglectMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - For the past eight years, Illinois has not increased Medicaid rates for developmental disability services, even though inflation grew 14 percent. Years of insufficient f...
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McConnell, end hissy fit over nominationMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the Supreme court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. Senator Mitchell McCon...