Des Plaines Opinion
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Can’t pin slavery on all AmericansNov 12, 2013 4:00 am - In response to Richard Cohen’s Nov. 6 column about the “12 Years a Slave,” I saw the movie last week and also found it a very compelling presentation. I grew up in Color...
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No garden plots at Frontier Park, pleaseNov 11, 2013 4:00 am - There should be no garden plots at Frontier Park. I’ll give you 3 reasons: Ÿ The first reason has to do with health and safety of close neighbors. The garden provides fo...
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Logic not strong suit among Illinois leadersNov 11, 2013 4:00 am - The state of Illinois has predictably legalized same-sex marriage, which officially declares that homosexual and heterosexual unions enjoy equal legal status and marriag...
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Meat lover begs to differ with letterNov 07, 2013 4:00 am - In reference to the Oct. 31 letter, “Shivering in fright over meat industry,” I eat beef. I grew up on a central Illinois farm that had 200 Angus cows. They were treated...
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Halloween fun fair another big successNov 04, 2013 5:00 am - Wheeling Township’s annual Halloween Fun Fair Make A Difference Day held on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Riley School was a fun-filled day for over 150 children with special nee...
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This is only the beginning of troublesNov 04, 2013 5:00 am - At a cost of $643 million over three years, the federal government developed the computer apps for Americans to sign up for Obamacare and, as millions of citizens are fi...
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Legislation discriminates against religious peopleNov 04, 2013 5:00 am - You support equality for marriage in your editorials. And thus you have chosen to support a bill, SB 10, a bill that discriminates against individual freedom of religion...
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Collaboration helped bring about water ordinanceOct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Recently the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Cook County Watershed Management Ordinance (WMO...
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Get to know a Tea Party memberOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - To Bill Reddy: Your despicable comments (Your Views, Oct. 7) comparing the Tea Party to Osama bin Laden simply tells me that you have very little knowledge of either one...
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Promises on health care not being realizedOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - So today I finally was able to log in with the Healthcare.gov account I set up 10 days ago, ironically at the same time our president was telling the American people how...