Des Plaines Opinion
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Obama spends too much on his needsAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - Now that President Obama is acknowledging his concern over our level of debt and is blaming everyone but himself, I am wishing there was a financial genius out there som...
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It isn’t the party; it’s the personAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - What a statement — “Vote against all incumbents all of the time.” What happens to those incumbents who are working hard for their constituents’ benefit, especially if th...
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Burt needs a history lessonAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Senator????? Lincoln. Mr. Constable must have studied at the Bachman-Palin Historical Institute. Bill Moylan Elgin ...
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Can’t create money out of thin airAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Our economy is a mess. We are in debt up to our neck. Some claim that to save the economy we should go even deeper into debt — like the drunk who says he will quit drink...
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Shortsighted to cut federal workforceAug 16, 2011 5:02 am - As a federal employee, I am writing to ask that everybody oppose S. 1476, the “Federal Workforce Reduction and Reform Act of 2011.” The bill, introduced by Republican Se...
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Walsh is doing what he promised to doAug 16, 2011 5:02 am - Just when the Northwest suburbs get Joe Walsh as their congressman to lead the fight in changing the out-of-control spending in Washington, the Daily Herald sees fit to ...
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Catch the irony in tea party’s stanceAug 16, 2011 5:02 am - Am I the only person who has noticed that our tea party patriots who so steadfastly proclaim the sanctity of the Constitution as the Founders wrote it are now insisting ...
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Teach the physics of controlling a carAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - As one who grew up in the Chicago area and learned to drive there, I enjoyed reading and agree with: “Standard teen driving laws a good idea,” July 10. I took a driving ...
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Fast-food marketing to kids unhealthyAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - I was pleased to see your coverage of McDonald’s recent changes to its Happy Meals. While adding fruits and veggies to Happy Meals is a good step, McDonald’s continues t...
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Tollway plan key to region’s futureAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - Transportation is one of our greatest challenges, with rapidly aging infrastructure causing congestion that harms our economy and quality of life. The Chicago Metropolit...