Des Plaines Opinion
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Pelosi's problem is policy not personalityNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Columnist Eugene Robinson clearly has every right to say that Nancy Pelosi did her job well. She had a big majority to work with and she delivered some massive legislati...
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Favre, Childress spoiled childrenNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Week after week, month after month, isn't everyone who watches football sick and tired of two grown men acting like little spoiled children? It's pretty sad when two peo...
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Get all the facts on abortion, breast cancerNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - As a pro-life supporter, I believe all women are given free will to make whatever decision they want. They should, however, make informed decisions. A recent Fence Post ...
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Fa-la-la-la ferret this Christmas?Nov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - When out shopping for the upcoming holidays, it might be a good idea to consider bringing something fuzzy home this year. There are plenty of animals out there in rescue...
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Saturday Soapbox: Neighbors helping neghborsNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Neighbors helping neighbors: Rarely do you see the level of community spirit we've seen lately exhibited by Elgin's downtown merchants. When Pat Keeney was hospital...
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Put focus on people, not partyNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - American politics reached an astonishing low just before the election, when we heard one of the leaders of the opposition party, Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, ...
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Be careful about moving country backwardNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - We're taking our country back! To Where? To When? Should we return to when the top income tax rate was 91 percent when we had the greatest economic expansion in history...
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Consider a barking alarmNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - The unpaid fines for dog violations in Elgin could perhaps be paid incrementally — for instance, $100 per month until completely paid — rather than expecting a large fin...
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Identical facts, different perspectivesNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - At 10:47 a.m. Tuesday, we received a copy of a message from Joe Walsh to his supporters in which the McHenry Republican says “we remain absolutely confident in our victo...
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Parties should cooperate moreNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - History shows that Republicans must at least share responsibility for the current budget crisis. President Bill Clinton inherited a huge deficit from the first Presiden...