Des Plaines Opinion
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Keep up the patriotism on Election DaySep 11, 2011 5:00 am - I couldn’t help but notice the crescendo of patriotism as we approached the observance of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. TV news reported ...
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Debt percentages are fuzzy mathSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing in regard to the letter by Raleigh Sutton in Fence Post Sept. 3, titled “Who has gotten us in deeper debt?” Sutton lists the percent increase or decrease in...
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The SoapboxSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Solemn weekend: We don’t fully understand the magic of some numbers, but this 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorism surely carries a solemnity not evident in previous a...
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A government divided cannot standSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - A recent “Jeopardy!” question caused me to reread Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The last line particularly struck me as relevant now — “and that government of the people...
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Jobs czar not doing much for jobsSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - I met a couple who were able to come to the U.S. because they were medical transcribers in Pakistan. They were here for a year, and he just secured a position as a medic...
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No wonder Postal Service is strugglingSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - It’s curious that the U.S. Postal Service complains about business being bad when using it has been made as inconvenient as possible. That many letter boxes have been el...
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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...