Des Plaines Opinion
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Immigration wave linked to abortionsMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - On Feb. 28, the Daily Herald ran a front page article warning us not to expect as many summer carnivals as in the past. This is due to the short supply of low-wage Mexi...
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Cook Co. fencepostMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Good to have comprehensive plan Mount Prospect fire officials are to be commended for putting a federal grant to good use, coming up with a comprehensive plan for how lo...
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Attention-getters aren't always what sell newspapersMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We strive for a front page that, rather than concentrating on the lure of death and destruction, is teeming with the activities of real life. ...
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Let's make effort to recall StrogerMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - I too am exasperated at the ties we have to Chicago and its politics. However, a secession from the Cook County would take years. Perhaps a minimum of 10. So, what's th...
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It's time to study for Election 2008Mar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Super Tuesday is behind us and the general elections are eight plus months away -- but we as voters have some thinking, reading and listening to do. In 2000 and 2004, w...
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This is Stroger's idea to help familyMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - I had no idea Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is part of such a huge family. To accommodate all his relatives, he had to create 1,200 new jobs. Richard J. Piag...
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There's nothing 'only' about knivesMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - This note is regarding the article published in the Daily Herald on March 11, in which (the article) commented that Michael Chybicki had "only knives" when he was shot a...
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Saturday Soapbox: Those ringing phonesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly that would ban those annoying "robo-calls" from politicians seeking your vote. You have to like this bill, t...
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Dilemma of Iraq: stay in or get outMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Some years ago, we entered Iraq for fear of atomic and biological weapons in the hands of a rogue government. Whether right or wrong, that decision is now history. The ...