Des Plaines Opinion
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Grateful to staff at Rainbow HospiceDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - I would like to publicly thank everyone at Rainbow Hospice at the Ark in Park Ridge, for the wonderful care they gave my son, Dino, in his final days. Their care and com...
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Positive steps toward cleaner airDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - Last week the Environmental Protection Agency released new standards that will limit emissions of pollutants like mercury, arsenic, lead, sulfur dioxide, cyanide and oth...
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There’s a fine line between funny, sadDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - Through the years Hollywood has taught us that there’s a fine distinction between comedy and tragedy. The report by Paul Bianco of the 85-year-old-curb rider outside of ...
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Changes in juvenile justice are workingDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - Thank you for your recent editorial on the juvenile justice system in Illinois. We wholeheartedly agree with your call for an approach to youth that builds on what the r...
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Illegal immigrants taking nonfarm jobsDec 26, 2011 5:00 am - When will columnists like Esther Cepeda stop wasting their time writing columns about non-issues like whether the term “anchor baby” is offensive and start dealing with ...
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Christmas music is no threatDec 25, 2011 4:00 am - For years Christmas was celebrated as “the birth of Christ.” Today it has become very commercial and celebrated more with Santa, holiday songs and lit-up houses, governm...
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Obamacare protects loyal employeesDec 25, 2011 4:00 am - According to columnist George Will, CKE Restaurants would essentially be forced by Obamacare to convert some of its full-time employees to part time “to limit the growth...
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Democrats fancy a Gingrich nominationDec 25, 2011 4:00 am - Why is Mitt Romney more electable than Newt Gingrich? Facts are facts. Some years ago I heard Sen. Dick Durbin say Newt was some kind of clown in the back of the room wh...
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Article provided perspective on IraqDec 25, 2011 4:00 am - Thank you for publishing the article “America’s Legacy in Iraq.” It really told the whole story and the summations were excellent, and I quote: “History will be the jud...
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Ignore lies spread by the ‘wing-nuts’Dec 24, 2011 4:00 am - I recently overheard a conversation between two senior citizens who were obviously very unhappy with the current administration in Washington. One man had six reasons wh...