Des Plaines Opinion
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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 ...
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Sad to see Billy Goat leaving RandhurstDec 22, 2014 4:01 am - Three years ago one of the first restaurants in the newly redesigned Randhurst opened across from the AMC Theaters. The famous Billy Goat Tavern & Grill had moved into o...
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Just put the Bears on the blockDec 21, 2014 4:01 am - Note to the McCaskey's: The Chicago Bear fans have been abused and punished enough under your ownership. Please sell the Bears. Mr. Halas must be rolling over in his gra...
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Congress passing bills not knowing detailsDec 18, 2014 4:01 am - Our legislators passed the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) without reading it. Nancy Pelosi said it best, in essence: "We have to pass this law so we can see what is in ...
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Leaders have failed to protect American jobsDec 16, 2014 4:01 am - In the 1960s there were protests seemingly every day over the quest for civil rights and against the Vietnam War. Sometimes those protest were met with counterprotests o...
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Editorial: Guadalupe basilica would be a boon for the suburbsDec 16, 2014 4:01 am - Every year in December, a touching pilgrimage happens in the suburbs. Last week, 140,000 Catholics, mostly Mexican-Americans, came by car and by foot to the Our Lady of ...
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Sign the bill letting instructors teachDec 15, 2014 4:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has recently granted 126 clemency petitions. He needs to sign SB 2887, recently passed by both Illinois houses and currently on his desk. SB 2887 will gra...