Des Plaines Opinion
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Goudie column touches heartJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Congratulations and a huge bouquet for Chuck Goudie for his article in the Daily Herald on June 29. Unfortunately we have had many notable terrific, intelligent, talente...
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Open carry instead of concealed carry?Jul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Mr. Bekeleski and his cohorts at the NRA are kidding themselves if they think some coke-addled punk is going to think twice about ripping off Grandma's purse just becaus...
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Reader offers solutions to nation's illsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama deserves our everlasting gratitude for his excellent handling of the mess his predecessor left behind, but there is still much more to do. Implementing t...
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Government-run health care bad ideaJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I hear the talking points repeated. That 48 million people have no health insurance. Well, that means 270 million people have health insurance and I think that's quite a...
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Disabled hurt by state's bad decisionsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - On July 1, my daughter was told that she could not attend Clearbrook's Workshop after 22 years, effective immediately, due to the state's cuts for the disabled. She happ...
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'Don't ask, don't tell' is discriminationJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Since its adoption in 1993, the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has been the basis for the dismissal of about 12,500 experienced, dedicated service members who...
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Hanover Park needs more officersJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - There's good news and bad news in the tale of crime statistics for Hanover Park. First, the good. As Daily Herald staff writer Kimberly Pohl reported Monday, crime in 20...
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Cuts are real, cause great harmJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - It has begun. According to a story by reporter Bob McCoppin in the July 1 Daily Herald, because of a reduction in state funding, local human service agencies have begun ...
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Why can't people respect property?Jul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - As a business owner in Des Plaines I am deeply saddened with the way some people have no respect for other peoples property. I have been in business for 20 years, the fi...
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Standing in defense of governmentJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Ronald Reagan was famous for saying that, "Government isn't the solution; government is the problem." I prefer to rephrase that as, "Representative government isn't the ...