Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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Romney’s tax forms just a diversionSep 20, 2012 5:00 am - The liberals are making an issue of Mitt Romney’s tax returns. Mr. Romney has followed the law, he has released the necessary returns, but due to the fact that the admin...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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Our troops deserve better treatmentSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - I am a veteran of the Korean War, and it is appalling to read about what the military is doing to our troops. Our reps and senators are sitting on their rumps allowing o...