Des Plaines Opinion
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Red-light camera law worth it if lives savedFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - From the Your View letter of Feb. 12, "Suburban townships with the red-light cameras will, come Election Day, find out what the voters think of them.": What's all this...
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The irony in debate over Scalia replacementFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia was known as looking at the original intention of the Founding Fathers in interpreting the Constitution. Judges should not be political...
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Mayor right to drop aldermen's insuranceFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - The mayor of Des Plaines has it correct. We all know, that to obtain benefits in the real world, part-time employees have to work a minimum of 30 hours a week. My guess ...
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Special prosecutor needed for ClintonFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - Every day it becomes even more apparent that the president and his justice department have no intentions of charging Hillary Clinton, no matter what the FBI or the inspe...
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Columnist just mean about Trump, PalinFeb 13, 2016 12:00 am - I get the feeling that Kathleen Parker doesn't like Donald Trump and Sarah Palin. Where does she get all those fancy shmancy words to thrash them? She whines that Trump...
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Is activist a priest or a politician?Feb 12, 2016 12:00 am - I hope Archbishop Blase Cupich will consider assigning the Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina to a quiet suburban parish during his proposed restructuring of parishes an...
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Illinoisans call on Sen. Kirk to 'Protect Our Parks'Feb 10, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago, Illinois - On Wednesday, hundreds of Northern Illinoisans participated in a statewide call-in day, urging Senator Mark Kirk to continue defending our national, ...
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Editorial: We all benefit from programs like Harper's 'Promise'Feb 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Harper College still has a ways to go before it fully delivers on its promise of free tuition to any high school student who meets certain grade-point and attendance cri...
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Endorsement: Raja Krishnamoorthi for congressional seat Duckworth is leavingFeb 08, 2016 10:00 pm - We were torn in Spring 2012 when we had to choose between Schaumburg attorney and businessman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Tammy Duckworth for the Democratic nomination for C...
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Endorsement: Alvarez slow on police shooting; we back FoxxFeb 06, 2016 1:00 pm - The national debate over shootings by police in the black community erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, a year and a half ago with the death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Br...