Des Plaines Opinion
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Equipment fix easy compared with economyFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Recently, President Obama was giving a televised speech at a college when the teleprompters malfunctioned, and suddenly there was silence. Fortunately for him, he had te...
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Rally for right to carry a gunFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - Last year, HB148, which would allow Illinoisans the right to protect themselves by being able to carry a concealed weapon, missed passage by a handful of votes. Illinois...
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Obama will have my vote in NovemberFeb 04, 2012 5:00 am - You have to worry about a political party whose top contenders for president of this country are: A corporate raider who has hidden millions of dollars in offshore banks...
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The SoapboxFeb 04, 2012 4:00 am - Hats off to Mohawk: Three cheers for Mohawk School for collecting its second big honor in five months. The Bensenville school became one of 167 named a Spotlight School ...
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Superrich ruining capitalism in U.S.Feb 03, 2012 5:00 am - It’s refreshing to hear, coming out of the economic summit held in Switzerland, what many of us have been thinking for years: that capitalism as practiced in America, un...
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Taxpayers shouldn’t fund driver edFeb 03, 2012 5:00 am - The Herald printed an article on Jan. 13 stating the actual cost of driver education for each student is $1,061. The article went on to say that the state will pay only ...
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Greed fuels pension problemFeb 03, 2012 5:00 am - Of corse Gov. Pat Quinn is tardy to pension debate. His annual pension will be in the area of $300,000. Why would he do anything to undermine that? State Rep. David Harr...
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‘Liberal’ press just doing its jobFeb 02, 2012 4:00 am - This is in response to P.J. Dalton (Fence Post, Jan. 18) and his unhappiness about what he perceives as the “liberal press” because of questions put forth by Diane Sawye...
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Obamacare will burden us allFeb 02, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding Mr. Peterson’s Jan. 12 letter: The Democrats and Mr. Obama love people like you. You think they are giving you something for nothing, but in reality you will b...
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Do state workers need that time off?Feb 01, 2012 4:00 am - Since it’s time to renew my driver’s license, I checked the schedule of the local Schaumburg DMV office. It looks like the employees are given 15 holidays in 2012. That ...