Des Plaines Opinion
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Preserve right to join union ... or notMay 18, 2011 1:00 am - There have been several editorials lately on the topic of unionization of the workforce. I believe these seem to skip a couple of very important points as they try defen...
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A personal brush with the callous red-light camera lawMay 18, 2011 1:00 am - To some people, $100 is a lot of money. I, alas, am one of those people. So when, having videoed my car making what it alleged to be an illegal right turn on red, the Ci...
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Planned Parenthood’s numbers deceptiveMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - After reading Jim Slusher’s thoughtful explanation about why the Herald’s editors allow Fence Post writers to publish their opinions in spite of the reality that some wr...
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Quinn should stop corporate blackmailMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - First Caterpillar threatens to leave our state and Gov. Quinn was right there with cash to make them stay. Then Motorola gets $100 million to stay in the state. Now Sear...
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Fast train to Detroit a waste of fundsMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - The Herald reports that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announces that $404 million has been allocated by the federal government to go “toward increasing (train) spe...
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One language should be our goalMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Shame on you, Daily Herald. What a surprise to find in my “English speaking community” daily paper a photograph with a heading in Spanish. (The May 5 article is on page ...
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Durbin’s approach on fuel taxes faultyMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Well, well, our esteemed senior senator, Dick Durbin (D-Labor Unions), has come up with another brilliant idea. He wants to eliminate “tax breaks” for big oil. Apparentl...
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Wants Mathias to back off H.B. 2009May 15, 2011 12:00 am - I hope other independent minded readers of the Herald will join me in contacting state Rep. Mathias to express your outrage at his sponsorship of this piece of legislati...
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Arlington Hts.: Dump sprinkler mandateMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights Building Code Review Board has approved a controversial plan to require fire sprinklers in all new AH homes. This is a mandate for waste. The BCRB...
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Free-trade pacts would create jobsMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - The U.S. is finally within sight of having free trade agreements (FTAs) passed with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, but it’s as if we’re in first place with 100 yards ...