Des Plaines Opinion
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Nationalize Fed and reduce deficitApr 01, 2011 11:00 pm - On Feb. 13, Speaker of the House John Boehner addressed a letter to President Obama, signed by 150 economists stating, “To support real economic growth and support the c...
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O’Neal Ellis will do what’s best for U-46Apr 01, 2011 11:00 pm - If ever there was a time to pay close attention to the U-46 school board elections, now is the time. The board is making critical decisions about cuts in jobs and progra...
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Governments don’t create jobsApr 01, 2011 11:00 pm - After reading Ellen Hill’s letter to the editor on March 15, I now know what part of the problem is. She stated “government should focus on issues that matter to every A...
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CEOs only looking for scapegoatsApr 01, 2011 11:00 pm - The repeal of collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin is an outrageous, partisan stunt that defies public support, democracy and precedent, and it should be a wake-up ...
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Be a cheerful taxpayerApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - The Bible, in 2nd Corinthians, Chapter 9, says, “God loves a cheerful giver.” Paul explains that the purpose of the giving was to assist those in need. Now the term “lib...
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Show GOP the door, just like MubarakApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - You have to give the Republicans credit — they are willing to pull any underhanded and dirty trick imaginable to advance their evil agenda of destroying the middle class...
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Dolly Vole always accessible; listens to residentsMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - I am a member of a larger group of residents who opposed a controversial multifamily development in our single-family neighborhood. One of the very few elected officials...
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GOP finding excuses to kill unionsMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - With glaring front page headlines of “State pension gap widens” and “$139 billion needed; state has $63 billion” Christopher Wills of the AP tries to explain the problem...
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‘Villager’ gotten to be propaganda toolMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - I recently received a copy of the Elk Grove Villager, a quarterly newsletter that Elk Grove Village mails to all residents. While this newsletter typically has some valu...
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Prospect Hts. will move forward with Vole at helmMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - In the two short years since Mayor Vole was elected, I have seen a remarkable and positive change in the our city’s leadership and government. Mayor Vole walked into a d...