Des Plaines Opinion
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The SoapboxMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Just talk about it: We echo the message court and medical leaders gave to parents at a forum about the dangers of underage drinking and drug use. “We have to talk to our...
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Liberal bias is showing in HeraldMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Liberal bias is showing in Herald Your front page story by Dann Gire and Jamie Sotonoff reported comments by Ted Nugent about his rants against the Supreme Court an...
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Cigarette tax hike is solid legislationMay 11, 2012 3:17 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to fund the Medicaid program by increasing the cigarette tax by $1 per pack is poised to be one of the greatest achievements of his administrat...
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Wars funded; what about post offices?May 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Due to the privatization craze to which both major political parties have succumbed, the U.S. post office in Rolling Meadows will be closing on May 25. But rest easy kno...
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Where do our tax dollars really go?May 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Invest in America! Well, I do. I pay my taxes. A government official will use the catch phrase “It’s only a few dollars” when asking for a tax increase. Well, only a fe...
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Honoring mothers for their sacrificesMay 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Much in the news these days has been the discussion of stay-at-home mothers. Nothing in my 39 years within the struggle for life and family has angered me more than unpr...
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Unions not to blame for airline woesMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - George Will’s recent column, “The turbulence in the airline industry,” demonstrates what happens when a journalist gets lazy, and also abandons even the slightest preten...
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Take care of the homefront firstMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - Fence Post recently had a letter from Mr. Darst that to balance the budget would require cuts in military spending, changes in Social Security and Medicare and some gove...
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Comic strip is no laughing matterMay 10, 2012 5:00 am - I resent having simple minded political propaganda on the comic page. “Stone Soup” is neither witty or deep, it is just a mindless insult. I believe your subscribers are...
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Respect the laws in racial casesMay 10, 2012 5:00 am - Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and others of their ilk must have worn out a number of mirrors as they daily prepare to be front and center to any camera they can find record...