Des Plaines Opinion
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Death penalty is costly, immoral revengeDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Your editorial of Nov. 15 on capital punishment presented a major flaw in our justice system. Justice is the quality of being just, impartial or fair. The results of the...
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It's time to choose: Health care or warDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - There is a plan to increase U.S. troops in Afghanistan costing $75 billion in taxpayer dollars. This plan would be financed by a new federal surtax beginning in 2011. Ju...
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Young people know need for changeDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - As the 15th Conference of Parties in Copenhagen draws near, increasing attention is being given to climate change by the media. While countries are making pledges on wha...
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Let's stop talking and do somethingDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - There are three kinds of people in this world: Those who make things happen, those who watch what happens, and those who wonder what happened. We need to stop wondering ...
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GOP must condemn this kind of prayerDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Where is the real Republican leadership? The anti-Obama right wing conservatives are at it again. This time they are slapping bumper stickers on their cars and wearing ...
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Take a new approach with prison termsDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - It is assumed that laws and appropriate sentences for violent felonies have been properly construed for the crimes so executed. But what seems judicially inconsistent wi...
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Now, budget statesmanship neededDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Thanks to the Cook County Board, Todd Stroger has an unusual opportunity to demonstrate the qualities of a statesman. Yes, he has to cut about $200 million in spending f...
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Secret service lapse puts trial in questionDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - During the presidential dinner for the prime minister of India, the president and the Prime minister had uninvited guests, Michele and Tereq Salahi, the two were greeted...
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Politicians need dose of common senseDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - I am sick and tired of all the politicians in this country. None have this country's best interest at heart. If they did, the country would be run according to the U.S. ...
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Leaf burning isn't the only problemNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Your Nov. 17th view, "A call for an end to leaf burning" makes excellent points on the health risks of leaf burning, and good alternatives - mulching, composting, and co...