Des Plaines Opinion
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Why more funds for Planned Parenthood?Jan 22, 2012 4:00 am - What receiver of government money got over a 50 percent increase in reimbursement with no increase in the number of services provided? Planned Parenthood did the same am...
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Foolish people still using tollwaysJan 22, 2012 4:00 am - It never ceases to amaze me how stupid a lot of the people in Cook County and the surrounding counties are. With the tolls jumping by 87 percent, I observed thousands of...
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GOP will extend ‘good old days’Jan 21, 2012 5:00 am - The Wall Street Barons who sold fraudulent subprime loans, disguised them as derivatives, and then made billions betting against them, have been immune from prosecution....
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Enact, uphold sprinkler lawsJan 21, 2012 5:00 am - Recent tragedies in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs have called to attention life safety ordinances, or lack thereof. It is an absolute shame it takes severe...
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Executive orders threaten libertiesJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Congress recently passed a new defense authorizing bill, and one of the unique extra items that was sneaked into it was a provision that virtually destroys our Constitut...
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ID’s for voting not hard to obtainJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Should a photo ID be required to deter voter fraud? I say yes. In the Jan. 12 op-ed column by Esther Cepeda, Heather Smith (of Rock the Vote) states “there is still a sp...
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The SoapboxJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Really, Rosemary? Des Plaines Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan finds herself waging a write-in bid against two others to try to keep the seat she’s held since 19...
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College sports need federal interventionJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board served their readers well when it said: Kept in perspective, athletics play an important role in college life (“Keeping bowl fever in pe...
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Recess appointment must be reversedJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - American citizens take notice. Our president, acting as a sole dictator, made an appointment that was arranged at government recesses to intentionally maneuver around ou...
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Vick an exemplar? That's a fantasyJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Editor's note: In his Dec. 29 fantasy football column, Daily Herald sports writer John Dietz and Daily Herald voters named Aaron Rodgers as season MVP, with two othe...