Des Plaines Opinion
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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Let the fiscal cliff happenNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - I have already gone over the fiscal cliff — a 15 percent increase in medical insurance premiums the last two years, another big hit in my retirement portfolio, inflation...
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Election: Consider what our mayors have doneNov 28, 2012 4:00 am - Arlene Mulder will be stepping down next spring as village president of Arlington Heights after a tenure of 2 decades and many more years in public service beyond that. ...
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Keep focus on jobs, fiscal crisisNov 27, 2012 4:00 am - As a new subscriber, reading Susan Estrich’s Nov. 15 column, “The mandate to raise taxes on so-called rich,” gave me a frisson of schadenfreude. She voted for President ...
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Editorial: Hazing culture needs to be excisedNov 27, 2012 4:00 am - Maine West High School has a problem. And we urge school officials to deal with it — openly and without equivocation. That’s easier said than done. School officials and ...
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Editorial: The fundamental problems of holding dual officesNov 26, 2012 4:00 am - Although we have differences with some of state Sen. Terry Link’s positions, we decided that his background and leadership merited our endorsement in the election just p...
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Same old tune on bipartisanshipNov 25, 2012 4:00 am - Today as I unfolded the Daily Herald, the first words to get my attention were in dark print: “Vowing to be open, bipartisan.” I had not even glanced at the article to s...
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This is a job for Jimmy CarterNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - In light of the ramifications of the pending “fiscal cliff” facing our country, I think it’s time for Jimmy Carter to step forward and broker peace between Republicans a...
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Clinging to hope for state’s recoveryNov 24, 2012 4:00 am - Now that the Madigan redistricting has paid off handsomely, U.S. congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (MIA for six months and prepping for indictment) was re-elected, state Rep...
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How about honoring veterans on coins?Nov 22, 2012 4:00 am - On Veterans Day I was pondering a way in which to commemorate the American soldier, not just once a year, but every day of the year. I was thinking of something everyone...