Des Plaines Opinion
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Teachers’ treatment far cry from veterans’Jul 09, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Todd Ruder’s analogy of comparing teachers treatment and returning Vietnam veterans, I say it’s baloney! I was one of those returning veterans and was act...
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Stats show prudence of concealed carryJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Congratulations, Illinois! Our legislative cowards have dictated that the inferior and ineffective Kingdom of Quinn is now the last of the 50 states that denies the righ...
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Preckwinkle’s attempt to make Cook County workJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - “In God we trust. All others, bring data.” That quotation is one of the more memorable pieces of advice offered by the late W. Edward Deming, a legendary management cons...
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Belief in civil rights makes America greatJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Larry O’Neill mistakenly believes that “might makes right” (Fence Post, June 18). Not so in a democracy. No matter what percentage of Americans think homosexuality is “m...
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Shame we don’t know our historyJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - My son, an officer in the United States Marine Corps, spent part of his Independence Day weekend at a swearing in ceremony for one of his fellow Marines. She immigrated ...
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Limit overtime and watch the jobs growJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Right now Congress is considering giving employers tax breaks for hiring additional employees. It’s a nice idea, but it doesn’t solve the problem of more jobs. What is n...
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Don’t be fooled by public unions’ claimsJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - The arrogance of public sector labor unions has been elevated to astounding heights by Mr. Hank Scheff of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees la...
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Much is told by the look in one’s faceJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Physiognomy (the art of determining moral character by facial appearance) is alive and well in America. The Herald’s June 24 editorial cartoon is a perfect example of th...
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What’s sensible about common sense gun laws?Jul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Mr. Nejdl apparently has not read the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions on the right to bear arms or the founding fathers’ commentary and debates on the issue. For e...
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Stop borrowing; start raising taxesJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - The media is currently filled with stories on our national debt situation. The Republican leadership in both houses of Congress has clearly taken any increase in revenue...