Des Plaines Opinion
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Editorial on gay marriage was shamefulJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - I’m writing referring to the editorial of July 2. It saddens me to even have to write about it, but I feel I have to speak my view — or maybe you think you have it right...
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Editorial: Restrict public pensions to retireesJul 23, 2012 5:56 am - What a sweet deal. If you can get it. Daily Herald Staff Writer Jake Griffin reported last week that longtime Addison Police Chief Timothy Hayden is retiring. The mayor ...
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How you play, not whether you win, is what countsJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - On July 12, 2012 the Board of Education for High School District 214 voted unanimously to implement a Coach/Adviser Code of Conduct, similar to what students must sign b...
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Rise in property tax is astoundingJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - Yesterday’s mail brought the dreaded Cook County property tax bills to our humble little home. Knowing that our governor and the rest of Illinois’ crooked politicians ar...
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Don’t disrespect flag by wearing itJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - It’s time to draw the line. Enough is enough. I just saw a grown man in the grocery store wearing the American flag tied around his head. I had to leave the area for fea...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...
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Why the shift in word usage?Jul 16, 2012 12:23 pm - Have you noticed the recent shift in language describing “illegal immigrants”? Now they seem to be “undocumented.” Is this to be more “politically correct” or to color i...
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Park district needs to halt the cash flowJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - With a current debt load of $33 million, the Mount Prospect Park District is engaged in a quiet, unrestrained spending frenzy. In April, the park distinct approved $600,...
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Credit for the largest tax hike everJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - Right now President Obama and Nancy Pelosi can take credit for the largest tax hike in the nation’s history. But it won’t be presented to the public in this context. I’m...
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The SoapboxJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - No big deal: Some perspective from Anthony “Duff” Hufnagel, 93, of Glen Ellyn. He became the first person in the area to receive a heart replacement valve at Edward Hosp...