Des Plaines Opinion
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Inflation in food prices often hiddenJun 15, 2013 5:00 am - Inflation has been diabolically sneaking up on us through the food chain. Check the net content weights on your food labels; you may be in for many nasty surprises. A ye...
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Blame for hazing was misdirectedJun 14, 2013 5:00 am - After reading that charges have been filed against former Maine West coach Mike Divincenzo for allegedly condoning and encouraging acts of hazing, I went on to read, wit...
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Editorial: Travel websites should pay full local taxJun 13, 2013 10:39 am - If a car dealer buys a new car and then sells it to you, taxes are based on the retail price that you paid for the car. If a travel website buys a hotel room deal and t...
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Tax dollars for Obama fundraising?Jun 10, 2013 5:00 am - With the scandals of “Fast and Furious,” Benghazi, the IRS and The Associated Press, why as taxpayers are we all paying for President Obama to fly around the country wit...
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HOLD: HEHS athleticsJun 09, 2013 11:00 pm - Another high school athletic season has come to a close. Now is the time to question the Hoffman Estates High School Athletic Department without fear of repercussions...
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One bright spot amid failuresJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Illinois has the toughest gun laws in the country, but our legislators still manage to shoot themselves in the foot year after year. At least state Rep. Elaine Nekritz t...
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No problems for Obamas’ vacationsJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - I have a suggestion for the vacationing couple in the June 5 cartoon on the Opinion page. They are looking for a vacation spot not affected by the sequester. Perhaps the...
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Editorial: For Academic Team, it’s about more than gradesJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Technically, Benjamin Brissette went to Maine West High School for six years before graduating last weekend. He first came to the Des Plaines school in seventh grade, ta...
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In praise of 'good guys' carrying gunsJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - I have never owned a firearm and have no desire or plans to own one. My only use of a gun was when I was trained to use the M1 rifle (I'm dating myself) as an infantryma...
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Editorial: Removing the stigma of mental illnessJun 06, 2013 5:00 am - It was one of those special days when the black clouds part for people suffering from mental illness. For people who care for and about people with mental illness. For a...