Des Plaines Opinion
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Public workers are self-sacrificingMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - Recently, a letter was published in Fence Post that called teachers, firemen and policemen “crybabies.” I wonder, does the writer really think that finding and carrying ...
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Three-prong fix to federal budgetMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - The best way to reduce the deficit is to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, eliminate tax breaks for oil companies and multinational corporations sending jobs overseas and...
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Drilling here would pay off at the pumpMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - Don’t blame Libya for the high prices at the gas pump. Libya produces only about 2 percent of the world’s oil, and the bulk of their output goes to Europe. It is estimat...
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Sensible action on immigration enforcementMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - In government, sustaining an ineffective program is always imprudent. When money is tight, it's senseless. Yet, until Wednesday, 26 counties in Illinois were chained to ...
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Slain woman is a victim of state lawsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Forty-eight states can’t be wrong about concealed carry, can they? It certainly wasn’t demonstrable by the April 15 story “Prosecutors: Killer stalked victim.” This stor...
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Long after Civil War, new divisions ariseMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - As the nation remembers the opening shots of its darkest days on the 150th anniversary of the “Civil War,” which supposedly made us one nation, the divisions run just as...
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Disposing of body happened too soonMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - On Sunday, the Navy bravely engaged a group of terrorists, killing several in their safe house. Unfortunately this action created a naysayer’s dream. Burying the body at...
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Maine Twp. youth have ‘sticker shock’May 02, 2011 12:00 am - On April 13, 2011, the Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation Coalition conducted Project Sticker Shock in Maine Township. I am happy to report that Sticker Shock w...
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Unthoughtful reforms will only hurt patientsMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - Medical offices are small businesses. Physicians are in the unique position to see both sides of the recent debate on changing Illinois’ workers’ compensation rules. Whe...
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See how it’s done, Washington?May 02, 2011 12:00 am - Yesterday I attended a town-hall meeting sponsored by Michelle Mussman, our new state rep. All I knew of Ms. Mussman was she was highly recommended to me by my bride of ...