Des Plaines Opinion
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Covered all basesOct 30, 2016 1:00 am - Very well-written piece. You covered all the bases. As a long time subscriber, thank you. Bill Bickley Mount Prospect ...
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Stick with the partyOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Aren't Republicans who won't back Trump going against their own constituents? We selected Trump as our candidate for president and by you not supporting him, you're turn...
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Politics, not workers' welfare, prompt Cook voteOct 26, 2016 11:00 pm - How to solve a problem if you really care about the outcome: Talk to the main players, build consensus, and go with an approach that's effective and that most can live ...
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GOP philosophy has country reelingOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - For over 30 years, I have heard from the Republican Party that the government is broken. Yet they have been in power for most of those years. If you say something loud ...
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Endorsement: Patlak for Cook Board of Review Dist. 1Oct 21, 2016 1:00 am - It may be a bit extreme to say that Dan Patlak was born to serve on the Cook County Board of Review, but there is no question he is well suited to the job. He speaks wit...
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Soda tax wrong, but good eating still wiseOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - The point nobody seems to lock into is that by raising or implementing a tax on soda, we would just be giving the county more money to squander. Also, just because some...
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Endorsement: Yes to merge recorder, clerk in CookOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - There's a reason that efforts to merge the duties of county recorder and county clerk are gathering steam throughout the Chicago region. It's a good idea, though so far,...
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Endorsement: Shapiro as Cook County circuit court clerkOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - We're back to where we were four years ago, and four years before that. Dorothy Brown has been the circuit clerk of Cook County for 16 years, elected in 2000 with an agg...
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Compared to Clinton ...Oct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Regarding the letter from Sastry Ganti in Herald on Oct. 15 regarding the makeup of Trump voters. I will admit I am not fond of Trump, but compared to Clinton, he is a s...
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At least, Trump represents changeOct 15, 2016 1:00 am - Today we are all witness to the difference between the Democratic political machine and the Republican political machine. When the Democratic candidate gets in trouble, ...