Des Plaines Opinion
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Rotate troops out of South KoreaAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to a recent Associated Press article regarding the release of the South Korean hostages, I met with two of my fellow servicemen from the Korean War, and we t...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Rotate troops out of South KoreaAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to a recent Associated Press article regarding the release of the South Korean hostages, I met with two of my fellow servicemen from the Korean War, and we t...
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Politicians should be ashamedAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Between the immigration fiasco and our politicians' desire to make the U.S.A. peacemaker to the rest of the world, our country has dug a hole that it's never going to ge...
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The high risk of meat-heavy dietsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Meat-heavy diets have been linked to an increased risk of colon cancer -- but now they're also linked to disease recurrence. A new study in the Journal of the American M...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Illinois needs vouchers, choiceAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In his Aug. 21 column on Tuesday, August 21, Burt Constable was right to point out the obvious disparity within our state's education system. Why parents who decide to e...
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Media failures are unforgivableAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Media failures are unforgivable I have recently been reminded of the "flip-flops" of Dick Cheney concerning Iraq: In 1994, 1996 he was asked about Desert Storm and why, ...
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Grandpas will step up, save the dayAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Thanks to recalls, there is a real possibility toys will be in short supply this holiday season, leaving shoppers scrambling. Not to worry, there is a group of folks wor...
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Vick just chose the wrong enterpriseAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Pity poor Michael Vick. If he had only started an abortion clinic instead of a dog-fighting ring he would still be playing football today. In fact he would probably be v...