Des Plaines Opinion
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Columnist takes cheap shots at BearsSep 20, 2014 5:01 am - I would like to take this opportunity to comment on Mike Imrem's sports column of Sept. 9. I find his comment that Bears safety Chris Conte is not telling the truth when...
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Choosing between fact, fiction on TVSep 14, 2014 5:01 am - Last night President Obama spoke to the nation on national TV at 8:00. That is the same time that MeTV plays reruns of "Hogan's Heroes." I chose to watch "Hogan's Heroes...
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Editorial: Listening to all, towns can keep puppy mills out of pet salesSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights has given itself 60 days to draw up a set of regulations for pet shops. Naperville is in its fourth month of debating what constitutes a puppy mill and...
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Saturday Soapbox: Ten suburban issues worth special reflectionSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage do-over: After announcing a new executive director the same day they announced the firing of Arnie Biondo, who held the job for seven months, DuPage County f...
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Editorial: The shift to a school calendar that makes senseSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - Some of the best ideas are those that make sense for all the right reasons. They're efficient, cost-effective and play to the strengths of everyone involved. They often ...
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Putting weapons into the wrong handsAug 31, 2014 5:01 am - Insanity! We give billions in military equipment to Iraq's army, and they refuse to fight and even abandon their equipment. The Kurds, who have been fighting ISIS, have ...
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Gun proposal wouldn't quell the shootingsAug 30, 2014 5:01 am - In Chicago there are 30, 40, 50 shootings every week. A year ago, Gov. Pat Quinn and members of the Illinois legislature patted themselves on the back for passing the "t...
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Dist. 214 giving a big gift to itselfAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - Whoopee, the District 214 board overtaxed us by $45 million and now they can't wait to spend all the money. Does anyone think this wasn't planned, or did the money just ...
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Make new vaccination easier to obtainAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - As one of millions of moms in the middle of the back-to-school rush, I have a request for legislators: Please make it easier for us to get our kids vaccinated. Earlier t...
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Editorial: Rebate should be at top of list for extra tax fundsAug 28, 2014 1:00 am - It's easier to spend other people's money than your own. That reality probably has bedeviled taxpayers since the beginning of modern democracy. So when Northwest Suburba...