Des Plaines Opinion
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Disappointed that property was stolenJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - In the wee hours of the morning on July 5 someone stole my wishing well. It was a small, 2-foot yard ornament in the flower bed in front of my home. On top of the wooden...
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America should "stand back" in IranJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It appears that some Americans and some Republicans have forgotten our own American history. The battles for women's suffrage and civil rights saw civil disobedience in ...
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Union workers already sharing in painJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - In the June 19 "Our View" column, Daily Herald management asks Democrats and unions to "share pain." Excuse me, but I think Democrats, and especially union workers, have...
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Patriotic letter refreshing to readJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - This is in regard to the June 16 letter from Ed Kowynia about our flag. At a time when naysayers are bashing America, telling us what's wrong with America, and how the r...
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Male teachers deserve chance for a jobJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - After changing careers in 2003 to become a teacher, I believed what a lot of people said about finding a job as a teacher in grades K-5. People said that there was a tea...
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U of I admissions may lead to later troublesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I have meticulously followed the Daily Herald's coverage of lesser-qualified students being admitted to the University of Illinois simply from political pressure, not ac...
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More questions for our state leadersJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Your article on June 29 "State budget mess leaves plenty of questions" did not ask the right questions. The questions I would have preferred answers to were as follows: ...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - End the monopoly: Our sympathies are with the 20 trash haulers who have filed suit against 11 municipalities in Cook and DuPage counties that have locked them out of pic...
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Transparency bill good for allJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the General Assembly passed a new bill to strengthen the Freedom of Information request by residents of various Illinois governments. The bill currently is wait...
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State income tax increase is neededJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The state budget meltdown must be resolved with a substantial increase in revenues or the proposed budget cuts will be unconscionably cruel to hundreds of our vulnerable...