Des Plaines Opinion
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Find solution in cuts to military spendingSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - One of the unfortunate consequences of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, was a knee-jerk response to authorize military action against an ill-defined enemy (“terrorists”). I...
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A simple solution to our tax woesSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - President Obama deserves our everlasting gratitude for his excellent handling of the mess his predecessor left behind. While we were saved from a worldwide depression, t...
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Towns need plans to fight ash borerSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - A recent feature story profiled a Bartlett woman (Amy Zinga) who is rallying her neighbors toward saving their community’s ash tree population. The culprit is the emeral...
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Illinois taxes too much for too littleSep 09, 2011 5:00 am - I totally agree with Julie Belonger from the Sept. 4 opinion page about how we don’t want our taxes to go to a dog park. That’s an understatement. Recently, I asked a co...
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Why go to China for MLK sculptor?Sep 09, 2011 5:00 am - Journalist Charles Krauthammer tells us in a recent edition of the Daily Herald that the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial was made by a Chinese artist in China using Chin...
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Economic facts tell the whole storySep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - I wish that everyone would present all of the facts. A recent letter to the editor claimed that there would be a 3.8 percent real estate tax on the sale of your home due...
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Giving away money doesn’t create jobsSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - I agree that President Obama is spending like a drunken sailor. President Bush did add $4 trillion to the national debt. He did this over the eight years he was presiden...
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CFL bulbs not what cracked up to beSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - I read Sandra Kaptain’s letter in support of going green, which is fine, but I think we should consider where we go green. There is more to say about the CFL light bulbs...
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Economic recovery requires spendingSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - We know how to get out of recession. To do that we need to create jobs. There is no other way. We have done it many, many times before, and it works every time. To creat...
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Let your vote speak for youSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Let’s quit with the “who won” reporting and Monday morning political quarterbacking. What’s wrong with “the “American people won”? We finally seem to have the attention ...