Des Plaines Opinion
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Housing bust has a trail of blameOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - I’m sure you’ve all heard this comment: “It’s all George Bush’s fault.” From President Obama as much as anyone. I heard it recently from my son’s sister-in-law and, well...
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Attending speech is about respectOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - Dear Rep. Walsh, Please do not pretend to be representing me by having disrespected the president. I am one of your constituents. There is too little respect shown to au...
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Will taxes go up or not?Oct 01, 2011 4:00 am - I listened intently to the address by Mr. Obama. I heard no intention of increasing taxes. Of course I, as a member of the general public, am not privy to all of the ite...
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Stimulus money melted in the sunSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Our government wasted $535 million in stimulus payments to Solyndra. This money could have created over 10,000 new jobs for the unemployed paying about $50,000 to each p...
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Jobs ‘bill’ is no magical solutionSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Faced with a close relative who lied about anything and everything, I once asked a psychologist “Why does he always lie?” He answered “By lying, he controls the truth.” ...
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OK for government to overreach?Sep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Honest Pat Quinn says, “We must stand behind the consumers of Illinois and protect them from any overreaching by big utility companies.” Where was Honest Pat when the ov...
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It’s GOP engaging in class warfareSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Republicans cry about “class warfare” when the president searches for compromise and shared sacrifice while trying to fix the recession, reduce budget deficits and rebui...
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With felonies, deportation has its placeSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Trial and error is a hallmark of responsible government. It would be foolhardy to establish a law and never revisit it to see if it’s actually working, if it’s achieving...
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What about the CL South kicker?Sep 28, 2011 4:00 am - How could you write a column about high school football kickers and not mention Brad Walovitch of Crystal Lake South? Kicking a 51-yarder with six seconds left in a tie ...
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Fairness needed in tax codesSep 28, 2011 4:00 am - The GOP political leaders responded to President Obama’s revenue proposal by calling it class warfare. They have got to be kidding. I recently read that 25 of the highes...