Des Plaines Opinion
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Let’s tax college sports-related profitsJan 23, 2013 4:00 am - Two recent TV news segments provided deep insights into the immense revenue streams associated with college sports: “College teams play game of musical chairs switching ...
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Dominicks program helps music studentsJan 21, 2013 4:00 am - On behalf of the Wheeling Instrumental League, I would like to publicly express our appreciation for Dominicks eScrip program. Whenever our registered users shop at thei...
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Leave state retirees’ health benefit aloneJan 20, 2013 4:00 am - Leave state retirees’ health benefit alone As a taxpayer, I am naturally concerned about paying my fair share; however, it still appears many people still do not un...
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The SoapboxJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - Requiring responsibility: A proposed Cook County Board ordinance would fine people who fail to report if their firearms are lost, stolen or sold. Too often, guns bought...
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Our troops are in too many countriesJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - During one of the NFL playoff football games recently I saw a nice tribute to our men and women in the armed forces stationed in 175 countries around the world. I did no...
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Democrats taking blacks for grantedJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - Democrats taking blacks for granted Columnist Ruben Navarrette hit the nail on the head with his editorial on Democrats’ hypocrisy toward blacks. I generally do not...
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Comparing Obama to Lincoln is ludicrousJan 17, 2013 4:00 am - Barack Obama has been compared to Abraham Lincoln. Really? Lincoln’s address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society in 1859 should put that notion to rest: “The pru...
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Changes in family have harmed societyJan 17, 2013 4:00 am - Knowing that comments or thoughts for publication should not exceed 300 words I will make my thoughts or concerns as brief as possible. All the negative and criminal thi...
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Medicaid drug limits hurt us allJan 14, 2013 4:00 am - Thousands of people across Illinois are already facing the harsh reality of the state’s new drug limits for Medicaid recipients. This past summer, Gov. Pat Quinn signed ...
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Act of kindness is much appreciatedJan 14, 2013 3:30 am - While shopping at Aldi’s in Arlington Heights I used my new debit card — didn’t work. I told the clerk, I’ll go out to the car and get cash. The cashier handed me a paid...