Des Plaines Opinion
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No purpose in advertising tollwaysAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - Wendy Abrams of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority declared, “ ... we worked hard to ensure that we were being as responsible as we could be with the finances we ...
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Let’s stop bashing our presidentAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - I am thoroughly disgusted with one of your key choices for prominent columns on the Opinion page. His name is Charles Krauthammer. I have not as yet read an editorial by...
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The SoapboxAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - At last, a memorial: We and other organizations have long called for a memorial marking the deadliest airliner accident on U.S. soil. Finally, 32 years after Flight 191 ...
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Bring troops home to protect our bordersAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - Our country is in a serious and dangerous economic condition, whether we call it a depression or a recession. Our government continues to bankrupt us with a trillion-dol...
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Group sending its own liberal messageAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - I was surprised to see so much coverage of Rep. Joe Walsh’s alleged delinquency in making child support payments by 20 protesters at his office from the inappropriately ...
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Quade criticism way off baseAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - Barry Rozner’s article on Mike Quade and the Cubs organization was joke. Mike Quade is a dedicated manager, and his resume supports his accomplishments. Sixteen years at...
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Socialism? We’re already thereAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Socialism already here in many ways Once again I feel compelled to reply to someone accusing President Obama of an agenda for socialism. I have news for Mr. Hanley ...
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Send self-interested politicians homeAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - No matter what political party you belong to you have to agree that the politically driven fiasco that now holds sway over our country is cause for action. Our elected o...
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U.S. always had ability to pay its creditorsAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - So Standard & Poor’s has decided to downgrade U.S. creditworthiness from AAA to AA+. This is a downgrade to the borrowings of the most secure, most highly traded, most l...
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Blame the state for U-46 bus woesAug 25, 2011 5:00 am - I empathize with the U-46 parents over the new bus routes reported in the Daily Herald where students must walk up to 1½ miles to catch a bus. However, it appears to me ...