Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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Public sector unions undermine local controlMar 28, 2014 5:01 am - I was struck by the recent comments of retiring police and fire board Chairman George Busse Daily Herald, Feb. 25) regarding the loss of local control over the hiring, p...
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Obama showed his hand early to RussiaMar 28, 2014 5:01 am - By now most American's are probably aware of President Obama's open mic gaffe with the Russian president, to tell Russian President Putin "after my election I have more ...
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President leading us to a social stateMar 25, 2014 5:01 am - In response to Hank D'Ambrosio's, March 18 letter, yes, there are those of us who do care what is happening to our country. Also, our leader is embracing the teachings o...