Des Plaines Opinion
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Our gun laws make us vulnerableMay 23, 2012 10:58 am - We are the only state in the nation not to allow concealed carry. In our attempt to be gun safe and restrict the possession and use of guns, we have become the state mos...
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All I do is think about the kidsMay 23, 2012 5:40 am - I would like to share some thoughts with the author of “Our View” printed on the May 16 editorial page. I teach in a Title I school in Elgin Area School District U-46. I...
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Inspect wording of pension amendmentMay 21, 2012 3:08 pm - This fall Illinois voters will have the opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment that will make it harder for state and local governments to sweeten public empl...
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Constitutional rights not a voting matterMay 21, 2012 3:08 pm - Proving that the “new” South is not a whole lot different from the old, North Carolina became the last former Confederate state to approve a constitutional amendment tha...
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Voter ID only a small inconvenienceMay 21, 2012 3:08 pm - What I find “shameful and un-American” James Prescott (Fence Post, May 10) is your assumption that voter fraud is immaterial; that elections are unaffected by fraudulent...
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Praise for students’ anti-bullying stanceMay 21, 2012 1:15 pm - Students at Hoffman Estates High School appear to have more savvy than the adults in charge (“Hoffman H.S. questions T-shirts’ intent,” May 12 Daily Herald). Standing up...
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Domestic reserves could solve oil problemsMay 21, 2012 1:15 pm - I just found out that something called the “Green River Formation,” which is on mainly unoccupied government land in portions of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, contains oil...
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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...
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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...
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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...