Des Plaines Opinion
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Stand up for those who are bulliedApr 29, 2013 5:00 am - It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. Bullying has become a major concern throughout the c...
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Editorial: A wide and deep gulf in the pension debateApr 28, 2013 5:00 am - There are a few ways to look at the interaction during The Pension Forum we sponsored with Reboot Illinois Thursday night at Harper College in Palatine. We were pleased,...
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Pro athletes are way overpaidApr 27, 2013 5:00 am - Sports are part of everyday lives for most of the people in our country. We tend to play sports everyday, at every age and at basically every location. However, it is no...
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We’d appreciate voting if we didn’t have itApr 24, 2013 5:00 am - With all the time, effort and money put into this past election, isn’t it a shame that only about 20 percent of the population of Des Plaines thought enough of our city ...
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Millions of gun owners are law-abidingApr 24, 2013 5:00 am - Starting when I was 10 years old, my father taught gun safety and marksmanship to my older brother and me. Over the following 66 years, I’ve owned several rifles and pis...
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Obama ignores root cause of gun violenceApr 23, 2013 5:00 am - President Obama missed the bull’s eye again (pardon the pun). His primary cure for the violence in this country is gun control. Gun control is a Band-Aid fix at best. Gu...
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Wheeling GOP says thanks to votersApr 22, 2013 5:00 am - Thanks to all who voted for the Wheeling Township Republican Team. This team has compassion, integrity, experience and the willingness to serve you the people. We apprec...
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Maine Twp. clerk salutes all votersApr 22, 2013 5:00 am - I, Gary K. Warner, Maine Township clerk, would like to thank every Maine Township resident who participated in the April 9th consolidated election whether you voted for ...
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Why are trees torn up in Willow Park?Apr 22, 2013 5:00 am - My husband and I were enjoying our usual walks through Willow Park when we noticed every week more trees chopped down along the creek bordering the park and a tidy wood ...
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Road construction initiative a good stepApr 22, 2013 5:00 am - The Illinois section of the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Illinois a D+ for our state’s infrastructure. ASCE’s report states that 73 percent of Illinois roads...