Des Plaines Opinion
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An objective test for news biasMay 09, 2012 5:00 am - The Daily Herald’s Opinion page editor, Jim Slusher, recently wrote a column defending his paper against readers’ accusations of media bias. Like others, I feel that his...
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‘New reality’ applies to legislators, tooMay 09, 2012 5:00 am - In his April 23 letter to the editor, “Will we cut benefits for lawmakers, too?” Mr. Roger Thomas Seely points out how, in a “new reality,” benefit cuts to the Teachers’...
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Three cheers for electric aggregationMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - The village officials and staff that successfully undertook the task of municipal electricity aggregation should be commended one and all. For the benefit of over a quar...
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Enact disincentives against red meatMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed a cigarette tax hike and linked it to health benefits. He said, “We’ve got to use our heads here. We ought to use this strategy to get revenu...
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Class warfare already alive and wellMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - Let’s see if I understand the thinking of my Republican-Tea Party friends. If we extend the low interest rates on loans to students — who, by the way, need them because ...
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Casino proposal would cheat taxpayersMay 07, 2012 5:00 am - As mayor of Des Plaines, I am deeply concerned about a troubling proposal from the state’s horse racing industry that would more than double casino gaming locations. It ...
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Politics cannot get in way of reformsMay 07, 2012 5:00 am - It’s time for politicians to sit down and statesmen to stand up. Opinions seem to be finally changing in Springfield — I see leadership moving in a positive direction to...
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Budget cuts taking life out of CenterMay 07, 2012 5:00 am - In the last two years the Center of Concern has endured a 20 percent reduction in city funding. Last year we were granted $49,500 and although that appears to be a small...
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Deer disease grows with deer populationMay 07, 2012 5:00 am - Some critical information was missing from “Conversation on deer culling” (Fence Post, April 25). The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ chronic wasting disease (...
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Switch to rants on topics that matterMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - While the nation roils, far-left gadfly Eugene Robinson continues to saw away on his one-string fiddle. The same old screeching, fingernails on the blackboard rant. The...