Des Plaines Opinion
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Shameful votesNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - So, Geo. H.W. Bush (a man I used, to admire) didn't vote for President Donald Trump because "He was a blowhard"? Instead, he voted for the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, who...
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Goodbye, friendNov 05, 2017 1:00 am - I'm a longtime reader of the Daily Herald. Newspapers are not very funny. Once in a while, a funny political cartoon. The cartoon page is a yawn. But you had Mike Imrem....
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Editorial: Governments' duty when public officials 'vanish'Nov 01, 2017 11:00 pm - It is an inescapable fact of nature that stuff happens. When unexpected things happen that involve public officials, however, frequently how a public body will ultimatel...
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Thanks for great seasonOct 23, 2017 1:00 am - Congratulations Dodgers! You deserve the NL Conference banner. Keep the World Series trophy in the NL. I am a generation-to-generation loyal fan of the Chicago Cubs. I w...
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Ship USA is sinkingOct 22, 2017 1:00 am - So now Donald Trump is bringing up 40-year-old incidents to justify ending the Iran nuclear deal. He talks about Iranian aggression in the Middle East. Gee! Who caused a...
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Gun questionsOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - I have never heard of a 'bump stock' until the Las Vegas shootings. Most, if not everyone, that I talked to have also never knew such a thing existed. Well, here is anot...
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A defiant Tom PettyOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Years ago, a DJ out of Chicago summed up the song "I Won't Back Down" with a remark, "A defiant Tom Petty." The phrasing and sense of his words seemed certainly perfect ...
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More than 10,000 saw The Wall in Des Plaines, thanks to hundreds of helpersOct 16, 2017 5:00 am - The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2992 wishes to acknowledge and thank the many people and organizations that made the visit of The Wall That Heals possible. Volunteer c...
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We must get control of national debtOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - Our president has suggested doing away with the debt ceiling and just keep spending as needed. He also has told us that our national debt will be gone in eight years by ...
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Editorial: Advice for Democrats in Campaign 2018Oct 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Four years ago, when Bruce Rauner ran as a Republican for governor on a theme of shaking up Springfield, his message resonated so much that a state that leans to the lef...