aledotimesrecord.com http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/section/Columns aledotimesrecord.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 6:17:51 +0000 Statehouse Insider: Two pension plans. Now what? http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519893/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 11 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000 By Doug Finke The State Journal-Register http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519893/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: Pension reform ball now in Senate's court http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130504/NEWS/130509613/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 4 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000 By Doug Finke The State Journal-Register http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130504/NEWS/130509613/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: Would you miss the lieutenant governor? http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130413/NEWS/130419541/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000 By Doug Finke The State Journal-Register http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130413/NEWS/130419541/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: Quinn has been in Mexico, but don't tell anybody http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130406/NEWS/130409261/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sat, 6 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000 By Doug Finke GateHouse News Service http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130406/NEWS/130409261/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: Did Madigan have the right approach all along? http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130324/NEWS/130329567/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 24 Mar 2013 0:01:00 +0000 By Doug Finke GateHouse News Service http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130324/NEWS/130329567/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: How to get things done in the Land of Lincoln http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130317/NEWS/130319336/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 17 Mar 2013 0:01:00 +0000 By Doug Finke GateHouse News Service http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130317/NEWS/130319336/1008/OPINION A tale of two pension ramps http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130315/OPINION/130319395/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:39:03 Scott Reeder http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130315/OPINION/130319395/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: Budget speech had right theme, just no details http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130310/NEWS/130319997/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 10 Mar 2013 0:00:00 +0000 By Doug Finke GateHouse News Service http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130310/NEWS/130319997/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: AFSCME contract not a done deal yet http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130303/NEWS/130309875/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 3 Mar 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Doug Finke GateHouse News Service http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130303/NEWS/130309875/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: Is state planning for a strike? http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130224/OPINION/130229643/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 24 Feb 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Doug Finke GateHouse News Service http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130224/OPINION/130229643/1008/OPINION Jeff Vrabel: Flight ads http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219141/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:41:32 By Jeff Vrabel, GHNS http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219141/1008/OPINION The Guy’s Perspective: Learning to be more confident http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219142/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:39:38 By Saelen Ghose, GHNS http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219142/1008/OPINION Statehouse Insider: At least Quinn's speech sounded nice http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130210/NEWS/130219996/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Sun, 10 Feb 2013 1:00:00 +0000 By Doug Finke GateHouse News Service http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130210/NEWS/130219996/1008/OPINION Family Matters: Finding ways to help children cope with death http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209858/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:36:21 By Diana Boggia, GHNS http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130201/NEWS/130209858/1008/OPINION I just received a phone call that my ex-husband’s mother died. My two daughters loved her and I know they will be upset, so I want to find the right words to help them through this. I also need to prepare them for their first funeral with someone they loved, and prepare them for the process of it all. They were traumatized at a previous funeral of a family member they didn’t even know, so I hate to think of what this might do to them.
The school counselor and I told the girls [...]]]> Lost in Suburbia: And the Academy Award goes to … http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130123/NEWS/130129698/1008/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:35:23 By Tracy Beckerman, GHNS http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20130123/NEWS/130129698/1008/OPINION It was a perfectly reasonable question. It was a Saturday afternoon. We had no plans. But having been married to this guy for 20 years, I knew this question wasn’t as innocent as it seemed. There was a hidden meaning. It was actually code for, “Do you want to see that new action movie with lots of special effects, a huge body count and bad guys with fake foreign accents?”
“What did you have in mind?” I asked innocently.
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