Des Plaines Opinion
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Action will lead to more Mideast violenceJan 01, 2017 12:00 am - Talk about sticking up for your friends. What the Obama administration did at the U.N. was no act of a friend. Looks like Obama is slapping not only Israel but Trump acr...
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Ticket-price logicDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Ticket-price logic Now that the Cubs have announced that they are raising their ticket prices up to 31% for next season because they have just finished a great seas...
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Consider programs to encourage entrepreneursNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - I think creating new jobs in areas of the country that have suffered severe loss of industry is a good idea. If restoring manufacturing is feasible, that seems a good id...
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Again we use children as an excuseNov 19, 2016 12:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Tony Preckwinkle cast the decisive vote in favor of adding a tax of one cent per ounce on soft drink beverages sold within the county. These ine...
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Only herself to blameNov 19, 2016 12:00 am - Rejecting someone who should have been president? I said it all along that President Obama decided that the people should be the arbiter on Hillary's guilt or innocence....
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Fear for the futureNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - In keeping with the Harry Potter books, my wife & I decided to refer to the president-elect as "He Who is Not to be Named." We fear him. Tom McGovern Mount Prospect ...
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Toward a just countryNov 13, 2016 12:00 am - A great country must be honorable and just. I will increase my support of public radio, public TV and organizations that support individual freedoms and a level playing ...
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Why sweetened beverage tax is OKNov 09, 2016 11:01 pm - Cook County is facing a health crisis. Rates of chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and obesity are skyrocketing, and the health of our families and future ge...
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A new idea for Central Road crossingNov 07, 2016 5:00 am - Like many who travel Central Road, I find the "new" pedestrian crossing by Melas Park confusing at best, dangerous at worst. While driving my daughter to the train this ...
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Missing AndyNov 07, 2016 12:00 am - Congrats Cubs. Wish our neighbor and good friend Andy Pafko were here to enjoy this great time. How he wished for this each year as we heard his great baseball stories o...