Des Plaines Opinion
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Another murder tool could’ve been usedJan 12, 2013 4:00 am - It is important that we as a society not be misled by the tools used by the psychopathic murderer who slaughtered those 26 souls in a Connecticut school. His use of a no...
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Fight Fit's Fitness Workout Party Expo Jan. 14Jan 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Fight Fit Inc. Set to Host Fitness Party Expo 2013, Just In Time to Help Those Who Have Resolved to Get Fit in 2013 Fight Fit, Inc., a Chicago area fitness firm that spe...
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Gay marriage threat to our civilizationJan 08, 2013 4:00 am - As a heterosexual male, married to a wonderful heterosexual female, I am totally against the so-called gay marriages consisting of two male partners or two female partne...
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Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...
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The SoapboxJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Just walk the extra steps: Pretending to be disabled to get a good parking spot is pretty low, but it’s rampant enough that a new state law cracks down on using the disa...
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Do all these guns make world safer?Jan 03, 2013 4:00 am - How can we expect to make the world safe for democracy when we must arm ourselves against ourselves? Larry Garbarek Des Plaines ...
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Hate speech has no place in our societyJan 02, 2013 4:00 am - The vast majority of Americans openly discourage hate speech. Yet, hate speech from the likes of Pamela Geller has smeared American Muslims once again. Pamela Geller’s l...
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Reduce guns for the common goodDec 30, 2012 4:00 am - Let Newtown lead to major action. The time has come when we should treat the registration of guns as seriously as we treat the registration of automobiles. We should kno...
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How we got to this pension crisisDec 29, 2012 4:00 am - The propaganda within “This is My Illinois” campaign is filled with half-truths and incomplete information. Here is an anatomy of the pension crisis. A history of negle...
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Some thoughts about Metra fares, passengersDec 23, 2012 4:00 am - A recent Daily Herald article showed that Metra approved the rise in price for a 10-ride pass. We’ve all known this was coming, and this is great as long as our trains r...