Des Plaines Opinion
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Kids have right to excel, not get byJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - School District U-46 denied Kim Stover's request that they provide her son Andrew with a laptop with a special program to help him keep up with class assignments. Ms. St...
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Consider the source, then form opinionJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Today (July 18) we were treated to another of those predictable rants against Universal Health Care. This time a Mr. Nielsen was the standard-bearer. There are several t...
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Protests should use abortion picturesJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Why is it so offensive to parents that their children see real pictures of real human beings murdered when those same parents think nothing of letting their children of ...
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Still waiting to see birth certificateJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - For those of you who voted for Obama: He's telling you all what to do - ordering your life upside down - change. You notice how he is traveling around with his family, c...
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The owners, not the dogs, are to blameJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The controversy over ownership of dogs such as pit bulls and Rottweilers has been ongoing for some time in Elgin and has ranged from free ownership without any strings a...
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Don't trust insurers on health care issueJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The argument over health care is being hijacked by the health-care insurers who fear a significant loss of revenue if a government/public sponsored plan or a single-paye...
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Illinois needs a fiscal conservativeJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When everything is said and done, the economic calamity will be termed as an attempt to redistribute the wealth of this nation. It sounds great to tax high earners to pa...
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Kids and schools are last (again) in IllinoisJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I beg my legislators to stand up and explain the truth about the teacher's pension. Teacher pensions are not the cause of the budget crisis in Illinois. It would be fair...
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Others should follow Torres' exampleJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When Superintendent Jose Torres turned down an $8,140 pay raise and encouraged other Elgin Area School District U-46 administrators to do the same, maybe he was leading ...
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Judge should take in pedophile priestJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I applaud Chuck Goudie's article about Fr. Fred Lenczycki future and the pedophile situation. The Catholic leaders have buried their heads in the sand on this issue nume...