Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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The SoapboxSep 22, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you, Mayor: A park district commissioner. Then, a village trustee and village president. Thirty-four years of public service Arlene Mulder has given to Arlington H...
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White House pushing propagandaSep 22, 2012 5:00 am - You can fool some of the people some of the time and you can fool some of the people all of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. For this admi...
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Stipends are a big deal to taxpayersSep 22, 2012 5:00 am - Reading Jake Griffin’s article in the Daily Herald highlighting the $6,500 stipends being paid yearly to county officials, totaling $3.4 million, makes me livid. I don’t...
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Leave such stories to the tabloidsSep 21, 2012 4:11 pm - The front page article on Sept. 16 called “How gender change gives pastor unique insight” was highly offensive to us. If we want to read such things, we will pick up a t...
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Will it be too costly to retire in Illinois?Sep 21, 2012 5:00 am - Will it be too costly to retire in Illinois? You are right on, Mr. Johns (Fence Post), regarding the unfair property tax increases we have to pay. We feel the same ...
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HOLD: UN Treaty Decides Handicapped Kids CareSep 20, 2012 11:00 pm - September 21, 2012 Dear Daily Herald Editor, The U.S. Senate is likely to soon vote on ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabi...