Des Plaines Opinion
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Let’s occupy sites in D.C. insteadDec 11, 2011 4:00 am - It’s time to pack up the tents, get out of the public parks and clear the streets to protest the loaning and repayment of billions of dollars to U.S. banks. The real pro...
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The other meaning of ‘Black Friday’Dec 11, 2011 4:00 am - It is clear to most that “Black Friday” gets its name from the commercial expectation that the millions of dollars of sales on the day after Thanksgiving enables our nat...
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Seniors, watch for government scamsDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - With all the information about seniors being careful to not be scammed, it seems odd that scams by Social Security predators are never mentioned. Having been a victim on...
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The SoapboxDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Winter’s onset: Want some good news about the onset of winter? OK. Just a minute. It’s coming. Uh ... Less than an inch ... . . . of snow. And the fifth-latest time in ...
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In search of a worthy GOP candidateDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Daily, I marvel at the ebb and rise of Republican candidates for president. It is as if the party (bludgeoned by the lunatics running the Tea Party) keeps searching for ...
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If a state can recall, how about a nation?Dec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Should an election to recall Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin really occur, what would it take to recall President Obama? Let’s go for it! Joyce Petersen Des Plaines ...
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It’s the illegal parents’ faultDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Columnist Esther J. Cepeda wrote that we, the legal hardworking taxpayers, should feel guilty for the 5,100 children who have been left behind when illegal immigrant par...
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Laws contradictory on abortionDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Recent headlines in the Daily Herald told of us about 19-year-old Jessica Cruz, accused of giving birth to a healthy boy in the bathroom of a thrift store and then murde...
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Beware of effects of a health care rulingDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - The Republicans have finally found a way to eliminate all social programs in America. The Supreme Court will hear the case against the health care bill. The point being ...
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Don’t pay students for good gradesDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - The debate over whether students should be paid for earning good grades in school is currently a popular topic. I believe students should not be given any type of paymen...