Des Plaines Opinion
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Silence was better than wordsAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Kudos to you for your Opinion page on Aug. 22. A picture is worth a thousand words. RIP, James Foley. Barbara Wiedlin Des Plaines ...
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Walgreen is just trying to stay alivAug 24, 2014 5:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth deserves the utmost respect - from an old soldier like myself and from the American people. For her service to our country, however, I must tak...
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Hurrah for Chicago's winners on the fieldAug 21, 2014 5:01 am - I firmly believe that the Jackie Robinson West Little League team could beat the Chicago Cubs on any given day - and draw a bigger crowd. Dan Filipek Mount Prospect ...
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Respect is vital to America's successAug 20, 2014 5:01 am - Bravo to Mr. Gene Maril of Arlington Heights. His Aug. 4 letter ("President's critics unfairly labeled racist") was right on the mark. So much hypocrisy these days. Inst...
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Stop the exodus of jobs from IllinoisAug 19, 2014 5:01 am - In the Daily Herald on Aug. 12 there were two articles about companies closing branches in Illinois. Intuit is closing its Arlington Heights facility, and Jelly Belly is...
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Bumps, ruts and potholes, oh myAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - It is quite obvious in Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect that the last bad winter and the plows have torn up the local streets and highways. The bumps and ruts and po...
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Community-based hives would protect the honeybeeAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - The constant articles about extinction of species, pollutants and climate change are unnerving. One noteworthy problem that can affect the world food supply is the pligh...
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Boomers, let's take back our pound signAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - I want to know, when did the pound sign (#) become a hash tag? In my 60-plus years we have always been told press the pound sign at the end of the conversation. So who n...
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Obama part of problem of immigrationAug 10, 2014 5:01 am - In their wisdom, our forefathers passed legal immigration laws. There is a reason the immigration laws are the way they are. One reason is to prevent the country from be...
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Editorial: Even in the dark, a school's anniversary mattersAug 10, 2014 1:00 am - Sometimes, even the most upbeat of us have to shake our heads. The unprecedented outbreak of Ebola in West Africa and the threat of it at home. The worsening war in Iraq...