Des Plaines Opinion
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Enough of this long winter already!Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - I can't speak for others in the Chicago area, but I have had about all the global warming I can handle. James R. Schaefer Mount Prospect ...
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Congress wasting time on baseballFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - With record deficits, immigration issues and our sons and daughters being killed or wounded in war, Congress needs to deal with the real issues not this softball little ...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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IHSA and IPA are acting like childrenFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - In their "conflict" over the rights to photograph high school athletic events, The Illinois High School Association and the Illinois Press Association sound like a pair ...
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NIU tragedy calls for drastic actionFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I write this with a great deal of sadness in the wake of the great tragedy at NIU. We need to write our legislature and demand that we get the guns off the streets. We s...
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Let us carry guns for self-defenseFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The tragedies at NIU, Lane Bryant, Virginia Tech and Brown's Chicken are horrific beyond measure. Our prayers reach out through heaven to the families and their lost so...
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Roskam insensitive on social justiceFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A focus on social justice is a value I look for in candidates for public office. One of the ways I use to track the voting records of my senators and representative is ...
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Illinois should end the death penaltyFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - We were disappointed to read Christy Gutowski's article regarding, "Three DuPage elected officials called for Gov. Blagojevich to lift Illinois' moratorium on execution...
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You can listen but still not agreeFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - As a very involved parent and a member of the Facilities Review Committee I need to respond to Mr. Wilson's letter. Mr. Wilson stated that the Board of Education didn't ...
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Media contributes to school shootingsFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - In Friday's editorial, the Daily Herald asks a rhetorical question about the cause of school shootings. Some believe it is the availability of guns. Many feel it is the ...