Des Plaines Opinion
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Bond sale is unnecessaryNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - As reported in the Oct. 8 issue of the Daily Herald, I stated that the $20 million of working cash fund bonds that District 214 is planning to sell is totally unnecessar...
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Occupy protests simplistic, misguidedNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - The Occupy Wall Street gaggle of protesters who honk “Banks got bailed out! We got sold out!” ought to get their facts straight. The $245 billion lent — not given — to b...
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Standing tall as ever for Herman CainNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - Thanks, Politico! I’ve always admired Herman Cain, but your recent “revelations,” taken straight from the left’s Clarence Thomas playbook, have solidified my support for...
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Hit-and-run driver callous, foolishNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I don’t want to be one of those people who just rants on and on about how cruel the people of this world are. However, after reading “Elgin police seek driver in hit-and...
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Give race tracks sports bookNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I have the solution to the slot machines at race tracks issue. Instead of slot machines at racetracks, give them a sports book option. Why not? We have all other forms o...
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More obstructionism, fewer rights for usNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - The obstructionists are on top of their game. The debt ceiling issue was pressed to zero hour by the Republicans before it was put in the hands of a Super Committee. The...
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Find alternaitves to culling wildlifeNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I concur with a recent letter writer who rightfully asserted that humans and coyotes can manage to coexist. The culling or killing of animals that overpopulate is never ...
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NCLB has left behind most childrenNov 05, 2011 6:00 am - The news regarding student aptitude scores in the Oct. 31 Daily Herald have finally validated what many have felt all along. No Child Left Behind has left most of our ch...
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Where’s the plan to address state debts?Nov 05, 2011 6:00 am - So far this year Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and CTA President Forrest Claypool have been aggressively addressing monster bu...
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Pensions are for true public servantsNov 05, 2011 6:00 am - It’s a simple, common sense idea: public pensions should be paid only to those who actually work for the public. But, that’s not how it works in Illinois. Instead, clout...