Des Plaines Opinion
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Many believe that Darwin is a fraudApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Perhaps if Susan Mule, featured in an article published in the Daily Herald, needs a Darwin based textbook for her daughter she should buy one of the myriad textbooks pu...
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Health bill details just don't add upApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a health insurance agent that works out of Lombard. I was torn between the desire to see a health care bill put in place and the equal desire to see our president d...
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Support funding for afterschool programsApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Young people in Illinois and across the country face greater barriers to success than ever before. Employment rates among teens have dropped significantly over the last ...
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Cubs should only pay for performanceApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - As a lifelong Cubs fan, I was disappointed to see the Cubs were unable to make many changes this year due to salaries. The paychecks being handed out by major league tea...
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Get the facts on teacher pensionsApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Instead of Social Security, teachers and administrators receive a pension through the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, established by the state in 1939. Instead of...
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This doesn't sound like land of the freeApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - We now have socialized medicine - the government can tell you how sick you are. Restaurants will tell you how many calories are in each serving. Eat too much and the gov...
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Importers need tougher regulationsApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The Consumer Product Safety Commission has had to step in and recall children's jewelry and tell parents to dispose of it because it exposes children to dangerous heavy ...
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GOP will pay for health care votesApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I find it extremely implausible that every single Republican in Congress could be against the health reform bill. What is more likely is that the leadership decided to f...
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Non-voting majority must speak upApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Are you fed up with our elected politicians? Are you angry with the possibility of raising taxes, cuts in funding for education, expanding gambling, cutting services and...
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Income tax boost needed for servicesApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - This time the sky may really fall. If Governor Quinn's budget passes, clients of Kenneth Young Center will suffer: 30 to 40 percent of elderly clients requesting Communi...