Des Plaines Opinion
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Generosity means a lot to needy familiesFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - Schaumburg Township would like to extend a warm and highly deserving thank you to the community for their generosity and thoughtfulness this past holiday season to the t...
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Losing her beloved library on May 1Feb 06, 2012 5:00 am - As of May 1, 2012, because of library officials, I am losing my library. In my 14 years, I went to my first story time, attended the science and magic programs (which in...
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Safe, legal abortions are about accessFeb 06, 2012 4:00 am - Safe, legal abortions are about access Recent media attention on abortion rates and decreases has been informative; however, some very important points are missed. ...
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Roskam stands up for animal rightsFeb 06, 2012 4:00 am - Roskam stands up for animal rights The Humane Society of the United States expresses its thanks to Congressman Peter Roskam for co-sponsoring bills to crack down on...
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Redefining of marriage already happeningFeb 06, 2012 4:00 am - Redefining of marriage already happening Six months after Illinois’ civil union legislation went into effect, forces committed to redefining natural marriage are al...
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Keep the debate about abortion civilFeb 04, 2012 11:00 pm - I am responding to the letter in Fence Post by James Prescott titled “Republicans need a moral recheck.” He states, “When you are not able to distinguish between an inve...
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Hey, Congress, let’s share the sacrificeFeb 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Is anybody else sick of political pandering? Politicians have been unproductive for almost three years and now ask for donations to their re-election. I check my email a...
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Chill crime by freezing criminalsFeb 04, 2012 6:00 am - On Jan. 22 I read the story in the Daily Herald about overcrowding in our prisons. I have a brilliant, simple and inexpensive solution to this problem. Freeze our crimin...
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Columnist barks up the wrong treeFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Susan Estrich’s editorial on Jan. 20 has me wondering how out of touch these columnist are with what are the real issues in the presidential race. Initially, I thought i...
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Put Midwestern industry firstFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - The upper Midwest might be referred to as the newly invigorated Auto Belt and the worn-out Rust Belt. States such as Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and the western se...