Des Plaines Opinion
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Health care reform is bad for seniorsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I recently talked to a friend who is recovering from breast cancer. She is doing fine, but the medicine she needs costs $2,000 a month. She asked me if I thought Obama ...
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Canadian care treats people like peopleNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - My family and I moved to the States in 1968 from Canada. I was 4 years old. We were healthy North Americans with affordable health care. What happened in 41 years is a ...
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We all have a right to defend our beliefsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Since when is defending God-given principles un-American? Karen Wagner's Oct. 24 letter reflects a seriously misguided and/or naive mindset about what being 'un-American...
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Let's just stick to three meals a dayNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - These comments are in response to the article entitled "Eating at work packs a mighty punch" in the Oct. 26 issue of the Health & Fitness section. The article suggests t...
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Seniors won't ride if they have to payNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - There has been an increase in senior ridership on the public transportation systems since the advent of the free pass. Now, State Rep. Suzie Bassi and others argue that,...
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Democrats can't take criticismNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - It's interesting to read Daily Herald Fence Post letters. Many writers seem to have adopted the Democrat Party philosophy that if a Democrat criticizes a Republican, and...
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Fix pension system, don't delay paying itNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - I was disappointed to read your Oct. 24 editorial, recommending we defer pension payments for up to two years, under the presumption that we would resume contributions a...
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History fair brought old Elgin aliveNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently one could find at the Pavilion in Lords Park a sense of what Elgin was like in the late 1800s. The Elgin History Fair, first designed for the city's sesquicente...
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Library funding should be restoredNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois libraries are struggling to cope with an unprecedented increase in usage at the same time that funding for libraries is being reduced. The FY10 budget, passed b...
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Appreciated Mullins for presence in townNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - No matter how one felt about her politically, no one in Palatine could deny that Rita Mullins, former mayor, was a visible presence. Her somewhat flamboyant attire could...