Des Plaines Opinion
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With felonies, deportation has its placeSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Trial and error is a hallmark of responsible government. It would be foolhardy to establish a law and never revisit it to see if it’s actually working, if it’s achieving...
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What about the CL South kicker?Sep 28, 2011 4:00 am - How could you write a column about high school football kickers and not mention Brad Walovitch of Crystal Lake South? Kicking a 51-yarder with six seconds left in a tie ...
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Fairness needed in tax codesSep 28, 2011 4:00 am - The GOP political leaders responded to President Obama’s revenue proposal by calling it class warfare. They have got to be kidding. I recently read that 25 of the highes...
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Stop the pettiness in CongressSep 28, 2011 4:00 am - I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am thoroughly fed up with the adversarial attitude in the Congress. It seems that there was less animosity and division during ...
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Hopsital argument holds no waterSep 28, 2011 4:00 am - With reference to recent letters and the Centegra advertising blitz, consider the following. First, we have to live with the grievous mistake of approving the transfer o...
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Haunted house glorifies evil eventsSep 27, 2011 5:00 am - It is beyond imagination that anyone would glorify the grisly events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair that are portrayed in the new Rosemont haunted house. Cele...
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Keep tax break for nonprofit hospitalsSep 27, 2011 5:00 am - Not-for-profit hospitals must be ready to treat sick and injured people 24 hours a day regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Free health care is given to many ill pa...
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Part-timers may need assistance tooSep 27, 2011 5:00 am - As I see the jobless rates so high and such a poor economy, I hope and pray for things to get better for all those people who are suffering. Along with the unemployed pe...
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Proof that firefighters should be employeesSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - On Wednesday, September 14th, I received a call at work advising me that our house was on fire. This is not something that I had ever envisioned that I would experience ...
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Smog decision puts lives at riskSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - For too long, smog pollution has left our children gasping for breath. Unfortunately, rather than acting decisively to protect our kids from this dangerous air pollution...