Opinion Stories from August 17, 2022
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Editorial Roundup: United States
Aug 17, 2022 11:32 AM - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 16
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Daily Herald opinion: A single day of violent attacks shows societal problems to be addressed
Aug 17, 2022 6:44 AM - Daily Herald opinion: On Sunday, people fired at others in the parking lot of Great America, a man was killed after someone in a vehicle fired at another on Interstate 88 in Oak Brook, Elgin was investigating another case of shots fired, and other attacks in Chicago and across the nation were reported in our paper -- pointing to a need for our leaders to address not only gun violence but a variety of social conditions. -
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
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Editorial Roundup: Illinois
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Letter: How many babies have they adopted?Aug 17, 2022 1:00 AM - A Hoffman Estates letter to the editor: Nicholas DiGiovanni's letter published on Aug. 10 is probably well-meaning but is yet another opinion by a male never to be burdened with nine months of forced pregnancy and always blessed with the option of running away when his sperm causes a pregnancy.
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Letter: School district erred in eliminating advisory panelAug 17, 2022 1:00 AM - A Wheaton letter to the editor: St. Charles School District 303 recently eliminated its Citizens' Advisory Committee. I think this is a serious mistake.
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The dwindling difference between our two parties on spending
Aug 17, 2022 1:00 AM - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: For a few years, I have sounded the alarm that a growing wave of conservatives are working to make Republicans indistinguishable from Democrats on social spending. -
Syndicated columnist Byron York: 86,852 new IRS employees is too many, too fast
Aug 17, 2022 1:00 AM - You've probably heard Republicans say the Inflation Reduction Act -- the massive spending bill just passed by Senate Democrats -- includes provisions to hire 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service agents. The number seems too big too believe. The IRS has just 93,654 employees, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Why would Congress, in one bill, increase the IRS workforce by something like 92%? It doesn't seem possible. It certainly doesn't seem wise. It's not wise, but it is possible. And that is what 50 Senate Democrats, along with tie-breaking Vice President Kamala Harris, did when they passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which gives roughly $80 billion to the IRS between now and 2031. (The name, "Inflation Reduction Act," was a ruse to convince gullible voters that Democrats are actually doing something about inflation; the bill itself is made up of expensive climate measures, plus prescription drug provisions, tax increases and the initiative to increase IRS enforcement.)
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