Des Plaines Opinion
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Modern-day tale of two citiesJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..." So Dickens began his tale of Paris and London near the end of the 18th Century. His introduction continues to c...
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Compare records of financial managersJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - The Chicago Cubs organization retained the services of Theo Epstein because he showed he is able to put together a team of players who can win. The Cubs hired Joe Maddon...
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Editorial: Ideas shouldn't be shut down by being shouted downJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - Ironically, the people packing the room in protest had won the battle before the meeting even started. Mount Prospect Police Chief Tim Janowick had dropped his proposal ...
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We must do more to help persecuted ChristiansJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - I'm writing on behalf of the Assyrian Christians in Iraq whose lives are in severe danger by the ISIS caliphate. The Assyrians were one of the first peoples to convert t...
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Editorial: Sales tax increase still a bad idea for Cook CountyJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - If anyone has earned the credibility to justify revisiting a sales tax increase in Cook County, it's Toni Preckwinkle. In almost five years at the helm of the county boa...
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Pension story shows Illinois' dismal conditionJul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - My wife and I both would like to thank the Daily Herald and Jake Griffin for his Suburban Tax Watchdog articles. It is this type of investigative reporting that makes us...
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Take care of our own needy firstJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - When I read today's Herald, I am so very ashamed to say I am a citizen of the great(?) U.S.A. In recent paper was an article about decorated hero Adam Taylor, who rec...
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Confederate flag not the problemJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - While I agree the Confederate flag is a symbol of our county's darkest days against African-Americans, the ability to purchase guns by erratic individuals is far more at...
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Declare independence from meat industryJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - Nearly 240 years ago, our Founding Fathers declared our national independence from Great Britain. This 4th of July, let's declare our independence from the meat industry...
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Don't isolate new home developmentJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - I agree that the residential development planned for the Littelfuse site off Northwest Highway north of downtown Des Plaines should include the creation of bike- and ped...