Des Plaines Opinion
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Pay back China; be America againJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Normally I am not the one to pick up the newspaper. I have seen for years the bias that newspapers have portrayed. However, once in a blue moon I'll look it over to see ...
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Make a difference in local politicsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Isn't it ironic, we had this big ballyhoo about the tea parties in our last election, and they indeed did do some damage, getting some good people out of office, but wha...
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Blame ourselves for China's riseJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Many thanks to columnist Froma Harrop for saying what had to be said. China knew they would never defeat us in an armed confrontation, so instead they have defeated us ...
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Tax on out-of-state purchases unfairJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - The premise of the recent front page article, “State says Web isn't tax-free,” is ridiculous. Collecting sales tax on items purchased on the Web when the seller does not...
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Trickle-down theory has failed usJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Since the administration of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, Republicans have extolled the advantages of lowering the top marginal tax rate, suggesting taxing the wealthy les...
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Up to Madigan to bless tax increaseJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Men like State Sen. Michael Noland with fortitude and intelligence to take a risky political move to advocate an increase from 3 to 5 percent in our state income tax are...
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Still no answers in Elgin clear-cutJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - People are still asking me what happened when they see our houses from Route 19 or at the cul-de-sac on Bruce Drive. In 2004 the city of Elgin paid Elgin Toyota $75,000 ...
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Letter was rude and ill-timedJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - I am replying to a letter published in Fence Post on Dec. 21. The letter, written by Frank Sears of Buffalo Grove, should have been signed Ebenezer Scrooge. This is the ...
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Number of workdays fewer for teachersJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Regarding Robert Kennedy's letter from Palatine (Fence Post Dec. 23), he left out an important fact in his comparison of teachers and other workers. Let's not forget th...
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Missing person in year-end roundupJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - When mentioning people in the suburbs who were lost in 2010, I think we need to remember Don Tuttle. He ran the Elgin Observatory for many years and taught astronomy at...