Des Plaines Opinion
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Palatine hot dog stand comes throughFeb 12, 2018 4:00 am - After 28-plus years Photo's Hot Dogs in Mount Prospect suddenly and permanently closed down. A note on the door greeted families going there for lunch on Saturday Feb. 3...
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Distortion through distrustFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - As a result of the ongoing furor caused by the release of the memo authored by U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House intelligence committee and the Democratic...
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Glad congresswoman did not attend speechFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - I live in Mount Prospect, a part of Jan Schakowsky's congressional district, and I was very upset when I read the editorial titled "Schakowsky's snub of State of the Uni...
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An economic win-winFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - If President Trump wants to see really great economic and unemployment numbers, he should lower the age to qualify for Medicare to 62. Everyone is currently able to rece...
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Must we wait until 2020?Feb 01, 2018 12:00 am - First it was a $130,000 payoff to an adult film star for one-night stand. Then $1 million per weekend to secure Mar-a-Lago. Then more money to secure Trump Towers for ov...
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School funding request deserves supportJan 28, 2018 12:00 am - My wife and I moved our young family to Mount Prospect in 1968. Our four daughters all attended District 57 schools for their primary grades and then moved on to Prospec...
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Can't support president who can't be trustedJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - Here is my opinion about our current president of the United States: When I immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1964 (legally) my hopes were very optimistic, to enjoy a good fut...
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New goal of good menJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - In high school typing class, our teacher would have us practice, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country." Today our Congress practices Now...
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New goal of good menJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - In high school typing class, our teacher would have us practice, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country." Today our Congress practices Now...
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Shame takes a tollJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - For the last 55 years of my life, at no time during my known understanding of democracy have I ever experienced the shame I now feel for the office of the United States ...