Des Plaines Opinion
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Kudos to Herald for mental illness editorialSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - I want to applaud the stance the Daily Herald editorial board took with the Aug. 22 editorial, “Should we really be laughing at this?” While validating the sadness of an...
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Term limits would benefit the peopleAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - This is in reply to Jeremy Yarrington’s Aug. 10 letter, “Give Congress same rules as rest of us.” I agree 100 percent with the seven recommendations you listed but you f...
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Get the word out about PerryAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - As a staunch Democrat (as I am rather poor) I have taken little interest in the Republican electoral campaign. But with Gov. Rick Perry of Texas gaining ground every day...
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Drive safe, sober this holiday weekendAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - Tuesday was a good news/bad news day in the fight against drunken driving in Illinois. On the positive side, Secretary of State Jesse White provided statistics showing I...
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Get facts right when seeking reformsAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - An Aug. 10 Fence Post letter contained some erroneous information. Mr. Yarrington proposed some laws that he believes would contribute to congressional reform. Most of u...
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Obama jobs plan may not be enoughAug 30, 2011 5:02 am - President Obama plans to unveil his latest jobs blueprint in about a month. Great news for millions of out-of-work Americans. But why a month? Americans have been led to...
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Obama, Democrats caved to tea partyAug 30, 2011 5:02 am - Another home run for the self-styled “job-creators” — the ones who create no jobs, no relief, no benefits for anyone other than the ones who don’t need it. Themselves. A...
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Where’s the outcry over Syrian attack?Aug 30, 2011 5:02 am - It was reported and verified on Aug. 15 that Syrian troops opened fire and bombarded a Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Latakia, leaving four dead. Can we now e...
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Going green shouldn’t have to be funAug 30, 2011 5:02 am - One of the best editorial letters on the environment recently was about ”Do the Right Thing” by using CFLs. And the right thing is rewarding, too. As an environmental pe...
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Cooperation key in foreclosure blightAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - There is no shortage of reminders these days of the recession and the snail’s pace of its recovery. It is emphasized in a palpable fear and uncertainty of what may still...