Des Plaines Opinion
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All sides should seek pension solutionsFeb 13, 2012 4:00 am - While the idea of asking school districts to pay the pension costs for teachers isn’t realistic because of the huge expense, it will shine a bright light on total pensio...
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A case against school bus seat beltsFeb 13, 2012 4:00 am - In response to your front-page story, “Should all buses have belts?” I can tell you firsthand: They should not! On Feb. 26, 2007, my wife, Linda, a 23-year veteran schoo...
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Database can help in emergenciesFeb 13, 2012 4:00 am - I have read with interest the articles in your newspaper chronicling the problems brought to light in the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. I applaud Cook County Bo...
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Starbucks shops will highlight povertyFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - As I read the article on Starbucks’ plan to open 50 stores this year in India, I quietly imagine the wealthy and perhaps middle class sitting at a cafe drinking a latte ...
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$54 an hour for landscapers is nutsFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Recently I read in your opinion section a piece named “State should back off wage push.” This article was about the problems the state of Illinois creates for its many m...
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A tax by any other name is still a taxFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - It’s just a little thing, but might I ask you folks at the Herald to start talking about taxes like they are real? You refer in your articles to grants from the federal ...
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An idea for a fairer capital gains taxFeb 11, 2012 5:08 am - At the risk of having my liberal and conservative friends get all huffy about what I’m about to say, they need to put aside all the propaganda and double talk they hear ...
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Don’t blame chefs for obesity epidemicFeb 11, 2012 5:08 am - I’m writing in response to Ms. Beauvais’ letter on Jan. 29 about Paula Deen. I’m getting sick and tired of this “food snob/elitist” attitude that people have about her. ...
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Who runs the nation during election season?Feb 11, 2012 5:08 am - I’m wondering who will carry out the duties of the presidency while Barack Obama spends the next nine months campaigning for his re-election. Virginia Szigeti Arlingto...
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Denying birth control coverage is wrongFeb 11, 2012 5:08 am - Birth control is a basic human right. It is due the dignity of privacy as is any other health information. Catholic or any other hospitals do not have the right to deny ...