Des Plaines Opinion
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Free rides are payback for seniorsJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Jennifer Bauer (Fence Post, Dec. 19) is certainly correct. There is no rational basis for allowing affluent seniors to ride our transit system for free. Just as there is...
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Tax bill comes with great costsJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - On Dec. 17, President Obama signed a tax-cut bill that provides critically needed stimulus to the economy, including continued income tax cuts for middle class families,...
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Now is time to end the death penaltyJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - In response to the Dec. 29 article, “Lawmakers could take a last look at Illinois' death penalty,” I do hope that January is the time the legislature puts an end to our ...
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Illinoisans need some shaping upJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Another decade is drawing to a close, giving us all an opportunity to reflect on the past and make plans for the future. As we say goodbye to 2010, remember that no year...
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No evidence Obama is a socialistJan 01, 2011 12:00 am - There is much in Mr. Don Frost's letter of Dec. 18 that warrants a response. His claim that “in every important and practical detail, Nazis and socialists — far right an...
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Be diligent against animal crueltyDec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm writing today about a very upsetting and sad article I read recently in the Daily Herald. It was about the cruelty and death of the dogs at Muddy Paws Inc., an anima...
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An open invitation to petty thievesDec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - I read “The blotter” on a daily basis and I am amazed that people leave their cars unlocked with items of value inside to tempt thieves to help themselves. How can the d...
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Get facts on what was behind Civil WarDec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Restraints of space prevent a thorough debunking of columnist E.J. Dionne's shallow insights of our most tragic conflict, the Civil War. To cut to the chase, here are a ...
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So health care rights are age dependent?Dec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - I think I now understand the “progressive” view of health care. Healthcare is a basic, fundamental human right until you're old, when it becomes a pragmatic, economic de...
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In praise of official's gambling stanceDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I appreciate your willingness to publish this letter. Your doing so gives me an opportunity to publicly thank a member of the Illinois General Assembly for demonstrated ...