Des Plaines Opinion
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Learn the facts before you complainFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - Gordon Szymanski’s letter of Jan. 28 contained a list of items that he declares are proof of President Obama’s failed policies and lack of leadership. This constant refr...
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These dinners build communityFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - Nothing creates community better than breaking bread with someone you haven’t met before. So hats off to Elgin businessman Jeff Turner and his legion of volunteers for p...
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Caged dog nothing compared to abortionFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - At first, I had to laugh at Mr. Koller’s Feb. 4 letter about a column by Susan Estrich published on Jan. 20. In it Estrich expressed concern about Mitt Romney’s characte...
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Columnist’s honesty has humorous elementFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - We always believed the columnists and media, as a whole, were “left leaning,” but for Susan Estrich to admit it in her recent column was a bit surprising! Was this a sli...
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Empty promises? Just press ‘mute’Feb 14, 2012 4:00 am - I like to watch the evening news to stay informed about what’s happening in the world. But when the politicians come on with their big egos and promise things that they ...
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It’s former prisoners’ turn to pay us backFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - About six months ago I interviewed an ex-con. Asking him what it was like being incarcerated? His response: Not so bad. Three hots and a cot. No rent to pay. No health i...
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Stop the excuses and improve yourselfFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - When are the media, the politicians, and others going to stop using the catchphrases “class warfare” and “tax the rich”? Everyone who speaks these phrases has an excuse ...
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Let’s broadcast animal abuse trialsFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - A great pilot program for television in Illinois’ courtrooms would be cruelty to animal cases. Some of the most vicious, deadly, monstrous and diabolical criminals are a...
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Tefft finally gets kudos it deservesFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - Glad to see Tefft Middle School in Streamwood receive the press and recognition it deserves. This school breaks the stereotype of “poor performing low-income schools” wi...
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Can’t someone fix the library debate?Feb 13, 2012 5:00 am - I am an over 30-year Elk Grove Village resident and I am very disappointed in the village’s new library policy regarding residents residing west of Rohlwing Road. I freq...