Des Plaines Opinion
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News headline too opinionatedJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - I spent much of the first day after Illinois legislators voted to raise taxes from 3 percent to 5 percent explaining to worried people that, no, they shouldn’t worry tha...
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Courageous vote for tax increaseJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - I am writing this letter in response to the local media holding up lawmakers who voted against an income tax rate increase this week, a measure that was clearly needed, ...
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Shooting in Tucson no great surpriseJan 18, 2011 8:00 am - Concerning the shooting rampage in Arizona: Everyone from the president to Sarah Palin are expressing shock and surprise at this terrible act, which shocks and surprises...
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Tax share plan borne of desperationJan 18, 2011 12:00 am - Businesses are migratory in nature. They go where people will feed them. Decades ago, retailers in a once-vibrant downtown Elgin moved up river to West Dundee to enjoy m...
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People kill people, Mayor DaleyJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - OK, Mayor Daley, you tell the folks in Arizona and the surviving families to get rid of their guns. Let Jared Loughner go free. He didn't kill these six people. Arrest t...
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Get involved in protecting animalsJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - It's difficult to pass Muddy Paws shelter in Deer Park knowing that countless innocent “rescued” animals from kill shelters met their fate in a cruel, horrific way with ...
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Quinn out of touch with electorateJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Perhaps we should give the new “recall” law a test in Illinois. Gov. Quinn breaks his promise on the new state income tax hike rate. Time to remove governor. That won't ...
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Rise above the inflamatory prattleJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Consequences, responsibility, accountability, maturity. These concepts seem to be misplaced in today's maelstrom of constant chatter on the Internet, TV and radio “news”...
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Keep track of who voted yesJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Have any of our legislators considered Todd Stroger's fate after raising taxes in Cook County? I suggest we start a list of those who voted “aye” and count down to the n...
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The priority for high school athleticsJan 17, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois High School Athletic Association didn't send a message to Maine South High School alone when it sanctioned the Park Ridge school on Friday for what it calle...