Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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Schools show value of nutrition, structureJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - Yes we can! Thank you Melissa Silverberg and the Daily Herald for shining light on the one issue that is impeding the continued success of our nation. An educated and ...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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Who's using whose money and why?Jun 23, 2015 1:00 am - The nerve of Rauner using his own money for political purposes! Obama, however, flies around the whole country at taxpayers' expense for various Democratic fundraisers....