Des Plaines Opinion
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Put more emphasis on flood controlApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Is there anyone in the suburbs who isn't ready for spring weather to arrive? Well, maybe. People living near the overflowing Chain O' Lakes and the Fox and Des Plaines r...
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A cutting satire on gun controlApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - With the recent tragic and preventable stabbing in an Arizona mall, our lawmakers must act immediately and prohibit the sale and private ownership of knives. Knives mu...
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It's time to chop down the tax treeApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - It is time for the State of Illinois, Cook County and all taxing bodies to tighten their belts and stop raising taxes and fees. The taxpaying public has been conservin...
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Saturday Soapbox: 75 percent of life ust showing upApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Whoever said that might have had Todd Stroger in mind. At Palatine's request, the Cook County Board president has agreed to come to Harper College on April 30 to defend ...
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Public employees pensions enviableApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm getting sick of all the whining over the pensions for people on the public payroll. I would love to have retired at 80 percent of my last paycheck. Instead, my "gen...
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Why do men feel so easily threatened?Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When will anyone admit that men like to keep women down? I think when they say it's a mans world, it's because men like to keep it this way. Gosh forbid, a woman should...
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How dare they make money?Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democrats in Congress have worked themselves into a fury about what they claim are excessive profits of Exxon/Mobil, et. al. I wonder what the Democrats consider ac...
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Some interesting newsmakers aren't the usual newsmakersApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't always have to look to Hollywood, Washington or Wrigley Field to find people with the most-interesting or even most influential lives. Where do you go to meet t...
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Prostitution makes victims of us allApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We are often told prostitution is a victimless crime, an act between two consenting adults who enter into a verbal contract for mutual benefit. One receives sexual grat...
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Keep wood smoke issue in perspectiveMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to add my two (common) cents to the wood burning debate. How many households are there that actually have wood burning stoves or fireplaces? Somehow, I t...