Des Plaines Opinion
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Good first steps in SchaumburgFeb 21, 2013 4:00 am - Solving a tough police case takes time, patience and the hard work of following a lot of leads and attending to many details. Solving the crisis of confidence that arise...
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Leaders going against their religionFeb 19, 2013 4:00 am - Once again I am overwhelmed by the hypocrisy of our legislators — Pat Quinn, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton and more. All good Irish Catholic boys, probably even altar ...
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Letter to the Editor from the League of Women Voters, GlenviewFeb 16, 2013 10:00 pm - Dear Editor: The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that the proliferation of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammo clips is a major he...
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Whom are our elected leaders serving?Feb 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am sickened over the talk about gun control. Eliminating assault weapons has been argued extensively to the satisfaction of close to 90 percent of the people. Congress...
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‘Gifts’ to tollway need to stopFeb 15, 2013 4:00 am - ‘Gifts’ to tollway need to stop Well, it has finally become a reality. The bureaucrats have decided to give the Elgin/O’Hare Expressway to the toll authority. By wh...
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Editorial: Collaboration that adds up to student successFeb 15, 2013 4:00 am - “How will knowing how to solve algebraic equations help me get a job?” That’s a familiar question to many parents of teenagers (and to math teachers, no doubt), especial...
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Bike overpass not Elk Grove’s job to doFeb 14, 2013 4:00 am - Why is Elk Grove Village looking to spend our tax dollars to build a bicycle overpass at Route 53 and Higgins Road? This is under the sole jurisdiction and responsibilit...
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‘Checkout fee’ will hurt IllinoisFeb 13, 2013 4:00 am - Everyday commerce in Illinois as we know it today will soon be history. A settlement, announced back in July, happened when Visa, MasterCard and nine other major banks a...
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Senate unwilling to address spendingFeb 12, 2013 4:00 am - Thanks for a needed and well-written wake up call to our do-nothing (or do-little) Senate (Our View, Jan. 28). The House regularly sends budgets to the Senate, but Sen. ...
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Good judgment lacking in gun proposalsFeb 10, 2013 4:00 am - Laws passed in haste with emotion rather than reason are generally bad laws. A good example is the recent anti-gun legislation rammed into law in New York. Under this la...