Des Plaines Opinion
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Editorial: How Preckwinkle lost suburbs on minimum wageMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - As we've noted in this space plenty of times before, there is much that impresses us about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. She has introduced discipline in...
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Some other things to wonder aboutMay 16, 2017 1:00 am - I am wondering, too, Mr. Riebock: • After eight years, how any millions of our tax dollars paid for the Obamas' vacations? (Currently the IBD and Judicial Watch say it w...
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If Des Plaines wants control over unincorporated land, annex itMay 15, 2017 5:00 am - As you are aware, there has been lots of controversy concerning the proposed compost facility along Central Road in Des Plaines. What is disturbingly not mentioned is ho...
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Health care bill will give government to DemsMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - The Republican House of Representatives' health care bill, if approved by the Senate, will insure that the Democrats win in 2020. The Affordable (Unaffordable) Care Act ...
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We're on thoughtless path to destructionMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - It seems my fellow Americans have elected a president who, with staff and advisers, doesn't have a clue about our world, nor do they care. Ignorance that has now taken u...
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Columnist perpetuated mistakes about historyMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - I was happy to see Georgie Anne Geyer's effort to bring a little historical sense to the White House's recent comparison of the Spanish Armada of 1588 to the USS Carl Vi...
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We're on thoughtless path to destructionMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - It seems my fellow Americans have elected a president who, with staff and advisers, doesn't have a clue about our world, nor do they care. Ignorance that has now taken u...
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Overhead walkway still the best solution for Central RoadMay 01, 2017 5:00 am - Over a year has passed since the tragic bicycle accident on Central. I'm sure every type of solution has been gone over again and again. Why the need to pay $38,000 to a...
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Thanks for being nice to my dog!May 01, 2017 5:00 am - I want to thank one of the Mount Prospect police officers who stopped and gave my dog a treat while we were on our morning walk. Also, my mailman, Larry, always has a do...
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Suburbs: Don't 'opt out' of minimum-wage hikeMay 01, 2017 5:00 am - Arlington Heights and Des Plaines are considering taking away the rights granted by Cook County to minimum wage increases and paid sick days. Mount Prospect already did....