Opinion Stories from September 28, 2019 (Change date)
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A polarizing, but sadly unavoidable, inquirySep 28, 2019 2:00 pm - The nation may not yet be entirely caught in the grip of impeachment fever, but a shift in the poll numbers suggests that since last week, we have gained a temperature. ...
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Tariff war is threat to U.S. economySep 28, 2019 1:00 am - Tariffs are a tax the buyers of goods (not the sellers) pay to the U.S. Treasury. Tariffs can be used to penalize countries for bad practices like steel dumping in order...
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The controlled chaos of real breaking newsSep 28, 2019 1:00 am - By midafternoon on a Friday, the weekend beckons in a newsroom just as it does anywhere else. That was the sunny mood on Friday, Sept. 20, as editors gathered in what w...
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Who's responsible?Sep 28, 2019 1:00 am - Many people and groups have been accused of being responsible for problems we face today. Mass shootings, budget overage and high cost of paying the interest on loans to...
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Legal, illegal immigrants not the sameSep 28, 2019 1:00 am - I am writing in response to a letter published on Sept. 7 submitted by Juli Cicarelli titled "Immigrants Are Contributors." She states: "I've been reading letters to the...
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Dems' casino scheme is cronyism, not free-marketSep 28, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois legislature recently passed a law that allowed the state government to license a single operator to run a casino in Lake County. The effort was led by the l...
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The October Newspaper Movie of the MonthSep 28, 2019 1:00 am - 'The Paper' What we love about the 1994 Ron Howard movie, beyond the great comedy and Michael Keaton, is how realistically it portrays the classic chaos of newsroom meet...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonSep 28, 2019 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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Despite risks, showdown with China is necessarySep 28, 2019 1:00 am - Not being a soybean farmer in Iowa, or an importer of Chinese-made knickknacks and gizmos, I haven't been affected by Trump's tariffs on Chinese products. I realize, whe...
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Ban trapping in IllinoisSep 28, 2019 1:00 am - The enlightened state of California has humanely banned trapping. Illinois should be next. Trapping is one of the cruelest, inhumane, violent and depraved forms of anima...
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