Des Plaines Opinion
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Unhappy about plan to cut IMRF pensionApr 20, 2014 5:01 am - My response to the Daily Herald investigation and the proposal of state Rep. Deborah Conroy to cut the "13th payment" from IMRF pensions is: Cut my subscription to the D...
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'Diaper derbies' serve only the parentsApr 19, 2014 5:01 am - I am just an old grandma, but I personally fail to see the sense in subjecting tiny crawling infants to those "diaper derbies." The little 10½-month-old girl in last wee...
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Editorial: $200 million later, flood still hurtsApr 17, 2014 5:00 am - It's been a year since a wall of water hit Des Plaines when the Des Plaines River crested at a record high level of 10.92 feet. It's been a year since the Fox River spil...
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How many will actually pay their premiums?Apr 14, 2014 5:01 am - As expected, the Obama administration magically produced the 7.1 million signups of Obamacare - not 6.95 million or 7.15 million but just enough to exceed the 7 million ...
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Look at the benefits of e-cigarettesApr 10, 2014 5:01 am - Electronic cigarettes contain no tobacco, nor do they emit smoke. The most popular e-cigarettes, also called "personal vaporizers," used today don't even look like tradi...
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Governor's tax plan punishes wrong peopleApr 07, 2014 5:01 am - When Gov. Pat Quinn and his lawmakers in 2011 raised the state income tax to 5 percent, he promised that it would be temporary. Now that he and his cronies face tough re...
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'Too much traffic' at gun ranges a lame excuseApr 06, 2014 5:01 am - So Illinois has finally caught up with the rest of the country and legalized concealed carry. For gun owners to comply with the law, they must pass written courses and s...
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Comity needed to fix education problemsApr 05, 2014 5:01 am - Richard Cohen's March 19 column, "No need to vilify the wealthy who fund these schools," was a retitled syndicated copy of his March 17 Washington Post op-ed, "Illogical...
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Support term limits, new maps for IllinoisApr 02, 2014 5:01 am - I just read that because of our second-highest property tax, our estate tax and our fifth-highest gas tax in the nation, Illinois is the second-worst state for retirees ...
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Firefighters deserve a certain futureApr 01, 2014 5:01 am - As Chicago-area residents, we give our deepest condolences to the Boston Fire Department and their families on the line-of-duty deaths of two brave firefighters. Our tho...