Wilmette Opinion
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West is turning its back on IsraelAug 25, 2014 5:05 am - While Western civilization seems to be impotent in its efforts to stem the tide of barbaric jihadists who are having their way in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Nigeria, to name...
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Pension savings plan just another schemeAug 04, 2014 5:05 am - You printed a letter on July 14 from a state senator touting and explaining a bill now working its way through Springfield. The bill would require certain employees to m...
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We're ruining freedom along with familiesMay 15, 2014 5:05 am - Another child is killed in Chicago, and people look for answers to this violence. People clamor for more laws. But we already have a law against killing. The gun used he...
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Candidates can win without vote majoritiesJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - A reader recently wrote about the importance of primaries and why news media should give them more attention. There is a problem with primaries that needs even more atte...
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Why should military bases be gun free?Sep 22, 2013 5:00 am - Mass shootings always spark a push for more restrictive gun laws. What we need to pay attention to is where these mass shootings take place. I learned only recently that...
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No need for defense pay cutsMar 01, 2013 4:00 am - With the sequestration date here, the pundits are making dire predictions for the Department of Defense rollback — perhaps a temporary 20 percent pay cut for DOD employe...
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Editorial: Clock is ticking for towns, taxpayers on another pension crisisDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - The pension proposal for teachers and state employees offered by state Rep. Elaine Nekritz last week was, as we noted at the time, a promising if imperfect advance on a ...
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Preserve solvency of pension fundsJan 23, 2012 4:20 am - We were pleased to read Gov. Pat Quinn’s initiative to establish a panel to address Illinois’ pension problems. While the panel’s primary focus will be placed on the sta...
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Dold no friend to the environmentMar 28, 2011 6:17 pm - Over the last two months, 10th Congressional District Rep. Robert Dold has cast many shocking anti-environmental votes in Congress that have put him out of step with his...
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Look closely at what Kirk hasn't done while in officeAug 09, 2010 3:03 pm - The recent revelations about the circumstances of Mark Kirk's 1976 Lake Michigan rescue cemented his credentials as a serial "misrememberer." And we're all familiar now ...
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