Des Plaines Opinion
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Bistro put 'thanks' in his ThanksgivingJan 13, 2015 4:01 am - For whatever the reason, Thanksgiving was about to be a lonely day for me. My wife has been in a nursing home for four years and my kids were all out of town - and I gue...
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Why didn't officer pull driver over?Jan 13, 2015 4:01 am - When I was driving to work I was turning left onto 83. A police car (Mount Prospect) SUV was also turning left - opposite direction. I had gotten to the light first. So ...
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Allow capitalism to spawn creativityJan 09, 2015 4:01 am - As I continue to watch the price of gasoline drop, I can't help but reflect on a speech given on national television on April 18, 1977. President Jimmy Carter cautioned ...
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Trucker lobby wins with 70 mph limitJan 08, 2015 4:01 am - Hardly a week goes by without families being crushed to death or burned alive by semitrailers ramming them while stopped or slowing. Truck drivers are lulled into a daze...
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And executive pay increases are OK?Jan 07, 2015 4:01 am - All we hear and read about the minimum wage issue is that if it is increased business as we know it will come to an end. The lost of jobs, higher cost to consumers, comp...
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Support the campaign to stop ISISJan 01, 2015 4:01 am - The hostage incident that occurred in Australia and the massacre of schoolchildren in Peshawar, Pakistan, signal a trend toward radicalization in Muslim youth around the...
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Don't link firing of Angelo to CutlerDec 28, 2014 4:01 am - Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is overpaid, and his bad decisions are maddeningly frequent. But to say acquiring him is the reason former GM Jerry Angelo was fired, as Mik...
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The SoapboxDec 27, 2014 4:01 am - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. In this edition of Saturday Soapbox, Daily Herald editors reflect on some of the major suburban stories ...
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Losing a spouse changes everythingDec 25, 2014 4:01 am - Thank you for your Dec. 21 editorial titled "The holiday season for those in grief." My husband, partner and life companion, Jeff Bruner, died this past June following a...
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Coach appreciates prep sports coverageDec 22, 2014 4:01 am - As I rushed to get my newspaper off the driveway this morning I realized how much I count on the Daily Herald to get info on my beloved St. Viator Lions. We are well on ...