Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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Why can’t park light display stay neutral?Dec 17, 2012 4:00 am - After the buzz generated by the nativity dispute in Arlington Heights, I wanted to articulate what seems to be a minority viewpoint. I understand that people’s deeply he...
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Brubeck’s death a loss for music loversDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - America and the world have lost a true cultural icon and jazz giant, Dave Brubeck. Brubeck revolutionized jazz in the 1950s much as Charley Parker and dizzy Gillespie di...
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Park district ref didn’t convince herDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - I voted against the Arlington Heights Park District’s referendum in November, mostly because I’m tired of seeing our property taxes steadily go up over the years. But, I...
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Nativity display does not discriminateDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - Quick response to Mr. Guagenti’s shot at Mr. Finnegan’s complaint to the village for not displaying the Nativity. He seems to imply the nativity is an affront to homosex...