Medinah Opinion
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State must reassure public about lotteryNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - It's no surprise that Illinois Lottery ticket sales shrank $20 million in the month of October. The lottery-buying public has growing doubts that their winnings in exces...
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Storm drains aren't garbage disposalsNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - That hole in the street with the metal grate that is next to the curb is a "storm drain." It's intended purpose is to prevent flooding in streets during storm events. It...
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How does this make our country better?Nov 23, 2015 5:00 am - There is no gray area here. President Obama's Department of Education will force our daughters to shower with other students who have "male genitalia" or run the risk of...
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Confused on Syrian refugee situationNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - I'm more than a bit confused by the news regarding refugees from Syria. On the one hand, we hear that there is a need to resettle 10,000 in the US this year and perhaps ...
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Rubio's narrow view of education valueNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - In the recent Republican debate, Marco Rubio was wrong to say that welders make more money than those who majored in philosophy. More importantly, though, he was apparen...
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Trump just a bully - with whiningNov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - It's truly amazing that Donald Trump can be so consistently high in the polls with no substantive plans or policies to "make America great again." His popularity is easi...
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Child in womb is 'alive and kicking'Nov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - From a recent letter to the editor: "Now, if men had the babies it would be an altogether different story: there would be abortion clinics on every corner, middle of the...
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Editorial: 'Fear leads to hatred, hatred to anger'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - In Paris, a Muslim man wearing a blindfold, asks for hugs from those around him near a memorial site to last week's victims. “I'm a Muslim, but I'm told that I'm a terro...
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Boy's suit forces him into locker roomNov 19, 2015 5:00 am - I've followed this story about allowing a transgender boy into the locker rooms and showers of the high school. As a mother of a 20-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl, I ...
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Where would salutes be if we had a draft?Nov 16, 2015 11:00 pm - On Veteran's Day, I wore my Air Force hat to the health club and did my full three hour work-out. Not bad for a guy almost 70. Then I listened about all the salutes to v...