Des Plaines Opinion
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Turn your attention to Yucca MountainJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - While the nation's attention is fixated on the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico there is a much less heralded fiasco known as Yucca Mountain. Located in Nevada, this site ...
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Sexual abusers are always a threatJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to an article about Laurie J. Augustine, a sex offender, who has not been released from prison because of not being able to find approved housin...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Many mouths to feed: The good news is that the Northern Illinois Food Bank has found a larger facility, in Geneva, from which to distribute food in 13 counties. T...
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Here's how Arizona can repeal its lawJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - There has been so much written about Arizona's new immigration law. Countless demonstrations in so many locations. Hundreds demanding that the Chicago Cubs should move t...
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Watch out for 'let's make a deal'Jul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - You remember how we were sold the war in Iraq, right? Existential threats, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism links, all very dramatic. Oh hey, you mean oil revenue ...
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Pretty, but too tall for trafficJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to commend the city of Elgin on the beautification of the stretch of Wing Park Boulevard south of Wing Park. The center island with its trees, flowers and t...
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It's time to hold Toyota responsibleJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The Toyota Motor Car Company has been running commercials on television thanking its customers for their loyalty. Yeah, sure. The over fifty deaths caused by defects in ...
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How will Walmart not stimulate economy?Jul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I find it fascinating when people want to voice their negative opinions about a subject and never offer a counterpoint. Susan Grandt of Elgin recently wrote on how the h...
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Let's show more respect for authorityJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent flap over the general's remarks brings to my mind a bigger, more pervasive issue: the lack of respect for authority. This attitude that anyone can say anythin...
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Estrich columns are worth readingJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I rarely find myself drawn to editorials, but since I have started to read the Daily Herald I seem to be drawn toward Susan Estrich's column. In her May 17 article "Sexi...