Des Plaines Opinion
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Get the facts on COD negotiationsMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - In a March 24 letter to the editor, College of DuPage Professor Richard Jarman falsely claims that the College Administration has broken agreed-upon ground rules regardi...
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GOP voter turnout was quite respectableMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - Sen. Dick Durbin please check your figures. It never ceases to amaze me how Sen. Durbin will jump into the political fray just to say something. His recent comment about...
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Limbaugh gets what he deservesMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - It was with great relief we hear of Rush Limbaugh’s demise as a news commentator. The character assassination of one of the listeners just proves oral dysentery has no p...
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Some simple steps Illinois could takeMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s recent Illinois budget report mentions many problems, but he was weak on recommendations and solutions. One problem never mentioned is that some inept o...
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Senate bill puts marriage in dangerMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - Gay “marriage” bill HB 5170 was entered on Feb. 8 by Illinois lawmakers Greg Harris, Deborah Mell and Kelly Cassidy, all practicing homosexuals. This bill replaces civil...
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It’s time to expedite Afghan withdrawalMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you for publishing stories about the tragic killing of Afghan civilians. The soldier who allegedly committed these killings is another victim of a failed U.S. war ...
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Acceptance of all is a virtueMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - Love to see parents encouraging their young kids to laugh at people who aren’t what they consider normal. What’s “normal” anyway? It’s a setting on your washing machine!...
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How to keep it fair for the peopleMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - No one has been able to explain to me why young men and women serve in the U.S. military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting our freedom, and only get 50 percen...
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Elect leaders who solve energy problemsMar 26, 2012 5:00 am - High oil prices have driven up the price of gas and consumers are again crying for legislative leaders to “do something.” High-priced gas is a hurtful indirect tax that ...
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Time for park board to find other optionsMar 26, 2012 5:00 am - We take little joy in having had to oppose this referendum. If the park board had been doing its job we would not have had to oppose this. The park board and the media h...