Des Plaines Opinion
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You can't legislate good behaviorDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - If one has not been raised with a moral compass or had the benefit of learning about integrity and honesty from their family or had the blessing from an outside source, ...
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Bickering politiciansDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - When we talk about politics, we really talk about having "a failure to communicate." Whether it's Republicans, or its Democrats, both sides are at fault. What our repres...
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Louise Koester led way for other women in Mount ProspectDec 04, 2017 4:00 am - Your excellent piece on Dr. Louise Koester, Mount Prospect's first female doctor, strikes a particular chord with me. The hospital that she opened along with Dr. Alfred ...
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Debt ruining America's futureDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - We must be kidding ourselves again. With a $20.4 trillion U.S. federal government debt, we once again want to raise the national deficit ceiling to pay our bills. The fe...
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If only they would offer healthier food ...Dec 03, 2017 12:00 am - I was born and raised in Des Plaines and had my first fast-food hamburger at the original McDonald's. Back then the food was mostly from local farmers and tasted pretty ...
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Put slots at O'HareDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - All of us that live in Cook County are sick of all the taxes both old, new and those yet to come. If Cook County needs more money put slot machines at O'Hare and Midway ...
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Change is needed in Metra's mindsetNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - I have ridden the Union Pacific Northwest Line Metra train into and out of Chicago for 30-plus years and have never been more upset and frustrated with the service. As ...
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Editorial: The quest to save McDonald's restaurant museumNov 25, 2017 1:00 pm - Just in time for the holidays came news last week that McDonald's plans to demolish the replica building of its first franchised restaurant in Des Plaines. From the comp...
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Give more than lip service to decencyNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - The recently published "Our democracy is at a crossroads" by Karen Wagner in "Your Views" makes the interesting point that there are "evil forces" influencing our presid...
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Cartoon twists messageNov 24, 2017 12:00 am - The political cartoon by Tim Campbell of the veteran setting fire to a stack of GQ magazines with Colin Kaepernick on the front makes me sad and angry. How Mr. Kaepernic...