Des Plaines Opinion
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We value bankers over teachersMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Let’s see if I understand the current GOP position. The average bonus on Wall Street this year was $128,000 — bonus only — after bailing out the big banks and extending ...
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Arends, Shipman, Martin for Bartlett village boardMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board Some new faces will be elected to the Bartlett village board this year, as only one incumbent is seeking re-election to the three four-year ...
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Attacks on unions are misdirectedMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - There is so much more for Wisconsin and the United States to lose if the governor of Wisconsin wins, Collective bargaining is the end target of the governor and the tea ...
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Public employees have it too goodMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - When, I ask, will public employees realize that they serve at the taxpayers’ pleasure? When, I ask, will public employees realize that the taxpayers can no longer afford...
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Rooney for Rolling Meadows mayorMar 08, 2011 11:00 pm - When Tom Rooney stepped down from the Rolling Meadows City Council in 2009 — self-imposing a two-term limit on himself when city ordinance would have permitted him to ru...
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Rooney for Rolling Meadows mayorMar 08, 2011 11:00 pm - When Tom Rooney stepped down from the Rolling Meadows City Council in 2009 — self-imposing a two-term limit on himself when city ordinance would have permitted him to ru...
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For Rolling Meadows council: Bisesi, Buske, LarsenMar 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Ward 3 Alderman Larry Buske, running for a third term, and former economic development director Rodney Blane are the candidates here. Blane, a department head for 2...
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Public, private sector unions differentMar 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Controversy and charges made by both sides make it hard to get a clear picture of what is happening in Wis. After reading columns by Richard Cohen, George Will and other...
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U.S. should learn lesson from EuropeMar 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Recently leaders in both Germany and England made speeches denouncing the long-term effects of diversification programs. Before that, politicians in Canada and the UK sp...
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Unions fought for all workers’ rightsMar 07, 2011 11:00 pm - I am a union member of National Association of Letter Carriers and have been for the last 29 years. We in unions, I would have to say, have lost sight of a lot of what m...