Des Plaines Opinion
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Stories that show the good in all of usDec 22, 2011 11:00 pm - There is a special place in the afterlife for people who steal from charities. And it should be even more uncomfortably toasty for those who steal Christmas presents for...
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Postage stamps still a relative bargainDec 22, 2011 4:00 am - Several weeks ago I submitted, and you published, a letter pointing out the difficulties of using the U.S. Postal Service. Recently I saw on TV news about the post offic...
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Don’t support failed right wing ideologyDec 22, 2011 4:00 am - Fundamentally, private money flowing to government officials is the cause of our problems. But instead of eliminating private money from of our elections, Hultgren and t...
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Mainstream media ignore big newsDec 22, 2011 4:00 am - Thank you to Mr. Bekeleski for his Fence Post letter on the Fast and Furious cover-up. The mainstream media thinks it’s not a cover-up to just ignore this subject. Just ...
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There’s intolerance in ‘happy holidays’Dec 22, 2011 4:00 am - It’s that time of year again when store clerks and even strangers on the street wish each of us “happy holidays.” You see, they dare not risk “offending” anyone by sayin...
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Social Security being mismanagedDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Sen. Mark Kirk, you say Social Security doesn’t need to be changed. How about looking into the fact that Social Security admits that they spent $320 million that should ...
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Column wrong about ‘wealth creators’Dec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Mr. Cal Thomas: Your column “Thankfulness and those who occupy” (Nov. 24) typifies conservative-based thinking. Envy is not a mitigating factor for those who “occupy.” I...
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Rhetoric on Catholic hospitals misleadingDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - I learned at a very young age in Hong Kong with my eyes and ears and heart that we have to nurture the young, care for the old, and help the sick, the poor and the unfor...
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Late tax payments burden the rest of usDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Taxes are paid to the county. The treasurer in turn delegates money in return to the towns and cities from which the taxes were collected. When there is a delinquent pay...
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Tax breaks only promote corruptionDec 20, 2011 5:00 am - The time has come when we should let “too big to fail” fail. Let Sears, CME Group, CBOE Holdings and others leave the state of Illinois. Correct the egregious pension an...