Opinion Stories from March 19, 2018 (Change date)
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Proud of students, but not their messageMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - I applaud the students that are protesting school violence, for they are bringing attention to the school shooting problem. But they are protesting about the wrong thing...
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Elect candidates who will act on gunsMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - It is not too soon, as our Republican politicians might suggest, to discuss common-sense gun reform and renewing the ban on assault weapons, such as the one used Feb. 14...
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Sad day when we only tolerate those who agree with usMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - What happens when people react with emotion instead of logic? You get a letter from a person who supports his doctor refusing to see card carrying members of the NRA. So...
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Skyrocketing steel costs - or scare mongering?Mar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Various news reports say that steel tariffs will cause the cost of bridges to skyrocket. According to the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance, If a steel bridge costs $112,...
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Weaponizing news to promote an agendaMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - I am a conservative. Your paper is not. Monday, March 12's paper featured scary stories on Trump steel tariffs and more gun regulations. A story that alleged a meeting b...
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Hollywood in driver's seat of depravityMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - The Hollywood/Showbiz Legion of Indecency again demonstrated its addiction to obscenity and contempt for morality at the recent Academy Awards ceremony. Host Jimmy Kimme...
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Walkout, which is it?Mar 19, 2018 1:00 am - In a recent Daily Herald editorial, you chastised Rep. Jan Shakowsky for staging a walkout of the State of the Union speech as she felt this represented the feelings of ...
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Set cigarette sales restriction statewideMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - I was surprised and thankful to hear that 3 million Illinoisans live in communities that have raised the minimum age of tobacco sales to 21 years old. But I have to wond...
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An exercise in true democracyMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Next Tuesday, Illinois residents have an opportunity they haven't had in 15 years: to choose two candidates from a crowd of 10 for Attorney General who will square off i...
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Tired of having gun concerns dismissedMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - It was with a mixture of amusement and anger that I read the letter from a reader who decided he needed to explain that there's a difference between an automatic and sem...
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