Des Plaines Opinion
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The SoapboxJul 27, 2013 5:00 am - Happy hundredth: For 100 years, Mooseheart has been working in Batavia to protect children and strengthen families. It’s an inspiring story. As part of its celebration, ...
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Editorial: Efforts to remember Korean War veterans long overdueJul 26, 2013 5:00 am - Sixty years ago this week, American forces in Korea engaged in what would be their final combat of the three-year war. Guns fell silent on July 27, 1953, as an armistice...
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Telling the truth vs. being truthfulJul 26, 2013 5:00 am - Congressional hearings continue in Washington in an attempt to discover the who, what, when, where and why of so many scandals. I am fascinated by the rhetoric. No one l...
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Unions became downfall of DetroitJul 25, 2013 5:00 am - Detroit was once the affluent industrial capital, a city with its own emblematic musical sound and a storied union movement That drew Democratic presidential candidates ...
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Some things just don’t changeJul 24, 2013 5:00 am - In the July 16 Daily Herald Sports section, Page 2, was the headline, “Cubs: Still some rebuilding to be done.” When I was a young boy learning to read, my dad and I wou...
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Trayvon supporters should be consistentJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - Apparently a pretty obvious acquittal based on the facts of the case in the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman murder trial is not acceptable to a lot folks including Jesse...
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This is how Dist. 59 spends our money?Jul 22, 2013 5:00 am - Our property values have decreased dramatically, yet our property taxes are increasing and out of control. Elementary School District 59 receives the largest percentage ...
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Only solution at lake is to build 2nd trailJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - I was there when they dug the big space in the earth for what became beautiful Lake Arlington. I remember the dedication ceremony. I remember my marathon-runner son tell...
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Problems on path are due to walkersJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - I have been a user of the Lake Arlington “bike path” in the past. I have stopped using it because the people walking on the path are completely inconsiderate of any othe...
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Key concerns about banning ‘assault’ gunsJul 21, 2013 5:00 am - My first question is what exactly is an “assault weapon”? Most would immediately conjure up an image of the AR black style rifle platform used in the Newtown shootings. ...