Des Plaines Opinion
-
Check the facts on that tax assertionMay 21, 2012 1:15 pm - This letter is in response to the last paragraph of the May 8 letter by George Blinick. Mr. Blinick states that “the mega rich pay a lesser percentage on their income th...
-
Motorcyclists need to be seenMay 21, 2012 5:00 am - With the riding season now under way, motorcycles are rapidly returning to streets and highways throughout the state. Moreover, as gas prices climb, motorcycles are incr...
-
Pay attention to concussion risksMay 21, 2012 5:00 am - It sometimes takes tremendous tragedy to change ideas embedded in our culture. A prime example of this is the “warrior mentality” instilled in football players from when...
-
BPA limits can’t wait for federal actionMay 21, 2012 5:00 am - In response to a request submitted over three years ago, the Food and Drug Administration made a disappointing announcement last month: They will continue to allow unreg...
-
The SoapboxMay 19, 2012 5:00 am - No need for speed: Summer approaches, and that means dreaded road construction. But what’s more annoying — and dangerous — is that people still drive too fast through co...
-
Make taxpayers part of pension solutionMay 19, 2012 5:00 am - For decades the state of Illinois has abdicated its contractual responsibility to fund the state’s pension systems. State legislators and governors, instead, decided to ...
-
Something to celebrateMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - Often when I open the Sunday Daily Herald I see, but do not open, the section “Celebrate.” I was once — a very long time ago — a groom, but probably not expecting to kno...
-
Make a commitment and honor itMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - I appreciate Gov. Quinn’s letter in the May 13 Chicago Tribune telling us that we should honor our mothers by saving our state. I sometimes think my mom has more common ...
-
8 years of Obama? I don’t think soMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - In Fence Post May 16, Mr. Kirkland states that we are “most certainly” better of that we were four years ago. Well, Mr. Kirkland, I want some of your Kool-Aid to drink. ...
-
Federal Reserve has ruined economyMay 18, 2012 10:44 am - The NATO summit will soon take place and the protesters will be out in force. It’s important that they not only protest peacefully, but they should do so intelligently. ...