Des Plaines Opinion
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Another view of party differencesSep 30, 2012 5:00 am - Like Bill Hartman (Fence Post, Sept. 25), I also watched the two political conventions. I also feel I can now summarize the choice before us: The Republicans stand for ...
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Keep opinions to the Opinion pageSep 29, 2012 5:00 am - Jim Slusher, the editor of the Daily Herald’s Opinion page, has previously contended that there is no media bias, including his paper in the innocent status. Just as bea...
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The SoapboxSep 29, 2012 5:00 am - Oooh, that smell: One suggestion for those who might be in the situation described by the neighbors of William Tinkler, the Elgin man who police say had been storing dea...
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Easy to explain exodus from IllinoisSep 29, 2012 5:00 am - Caterpillar rules out Illinois for its new plant and takes the plant and 1,400 jobs to Georgia. A recent Chicago Tribune editorial, “Bye-bye, jobs,” explained that Orasc...
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‘Last Ounce’ review missed markSep 28, 2012 5:00 am - I have for a long time followed Dann Gire’s movie reviews, and often his opinion has influenced my decision regarding which movies I have wanted to see. Over the years, ...
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Flag at half staff a sign of the timesSep 28, 2012 5:00 am - It is a disturbing sign of the times when I go to work and see the flag at half staff. It is becoming an all-too-often occurrence. Whether it is a loosening of our flag ...
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At least some jobs are not outsourcedSep 25, 2012 12:19 pm - An article that ran during the Republican National Convention stated, “ ... group of activists crashed the breakfast meeting and took the stage to chant for a minimum-wa...
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Use Quran’s words instead of bombsSep 25, 2012 12:19 pm - Life is difficult being an American Muslim, but having to deal with the fear of losing my life is even worse — and this fear almost become reality when, according to pol...
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Mike Terson backs Sente in 59th HouseSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - Let me preface this letter by saying that I tend to vote Republican. I am pro-choice and I support gay marriage; but, I find myself leaning right when it comes to fiscal...
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Attitude toward animals NeanderthalSep 23, 2012 4:40 am - It’s been said that you can judge a society by the way it treats its animals. If that’s the case, future generations surely will believe that Illinois legislators and Ka...