Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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God’s healing love needed at this timeDec 22, 2012 4:00 am - During this most horrific time of indescribable violence and heartbreak in Newtown, Conn., my prayers are with that community and our country as we try to cope with and ...
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Craft Illinois’ gun laws carefullyDec 22, 2012 4:00 am - The state of Illinois has 180 days to craft legislation and make it law that only those who qualify can own and carry a fully loaded, 16-shot automatic firearm. We can o...
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Stun guns best immediate answerDec 21, 2012 4:00 am - Our nation is searching for answers for better protection for our children. School guards, indoor and/or outdoor, cannot be everywhere at once. Security screeners as the...
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Stick to the law and pass a budgetDec 20, 2012 4:00 am - The Senate has not passed a budget for three-plus years. Now, as I see it, our president does not want a budget passed and Harry Reid is simply doing the bidding of the ...
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Not impressed by holiday coverageDec 19, 2012 4:00 am - It seems you and all major newspapers completely overlooked Thanksgiving. Nothing but the normal bad news and Black Friday sales were noted on the front pages. I can’t w...
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Stop spending more than Illinois hasDec 19, 2012 4:00 am - What do you do when you are the governor of a state that is one of the biggest laughingstocks in the country? Well, you raise the vehicle license fee of course. It’s jus...
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A perspective on Arab-Israeli conflictDec 18, 2012 4:00 am - A perspective on Arab-Israeli conflict President Obama saying that the militarily indestructible Israel has a right to defend itself from impoverished Gaza is analo...