Des Plaines Opinion
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Unions preserve the middle classMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Reader Dave Souders (April 10 Fence Post) fields the granddaddy of all canards when he complains that labor unions turn people into lazy bums and make America function l...
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Medicare proposal stings those under 55May 13, 2011 12:00 am - To all Republican children age 54 and less: Please take a look at the health of your parents and grandparents. Unless you are totally mentally constipated, I think most ...
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Durbin watches out for the ‘little guy’May 13, 2011 12:00 am - I am proud to have Dick Durbin as my senator. His record shows he not only represents all of Illinois but all of America in a positive manner. In 2006, Time magazine lis...
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The SoapboxMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Welcome home, Haley: Haley Reinhart, the second District 214 alumnus to make the “American Idol” Top 3 in two years, comes home to Wheeling today. She’ll get a rousing w...
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Morals lost in name of individual rightsMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Too many unwanted babies; make abortion legal. Too many illegal immigrants in the country to deport; give them amnesty. Too many traffic tickets for illegal right-hand t...
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Leading the world is costing U.S.May 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Charles Krauthammer's May 1 column on our current foreign policy sounds like he is stuck in the Cold War era. The true measure of a leader is not the one who shouts the ...
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Obama's 'changes' hit the walletMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - In reference to the letter by Steve Howard (“Looks like not much has changed,” May 1 Fence Post), I couldn't agree more. As I said in 2008 and continue to say now, if yo...
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Those with disabilities are people firstMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - I applaud your article about Jordan Schubert and his campaign to stamp out the use of the “R” word. However, I would like to point out that your reference to him in your...
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Walking around with our state pension problemMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - One ad notes most of us are paying for 5 percent of the state population to retire early with too-healthy pensions. Another dueling ad features public workers noting the...
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Taxing bodies must live within meansMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - I opened our tax bill and to my complete and utter surprise and disgust we received a $626.47 tax increase over last year’s bill. Since we moved here in 2001 from Califo...