Des Plaines Opinion
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This election, it's about usOct 24, 2010 1:00 am - One of the newest and greatest treasures we have in Illinois is the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. A recent trip to the museum proved to...
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Remove the pork from our spendingOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - With all the back and forth about the country being bankrupt, why don't we have leaders saying that the way you eliminate your debt is to spend less? This is what most r...
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Kirk will keep spending in checkOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Trillions of dollars of new debt, a health-control bill that two-thirds of Americans want repealed and replaced, the $800 billion porkulus bill can we afford to be dist...
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Get serious about reforming educationOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Meaningful education reform will not take place in Illinois as long as all school districts are lumped together. The truth is that there are many excellent school distri...
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No longer a Bean supporterOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - When Melissa Bean ran against Phil Crane, I voted for Melissa Bean. I felt that Phil Crane was not working in the best interest of the country. Now with the situation th...
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Vote 'No' on recall in Buffalo GroveOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - As we indicated several months ago when the Buffalo Grove village board first proposed a measure to permit the recall of elected officials, we are troubled by the concep...
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Is anyone in charge of the country?Oct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Who's watching the store? First of all, let's inventory the store. The store (our country) is in a mess. Unemployment is out of control. The wars are not going well. Ira...
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Restore the dream on Election DayOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - This unique nation teeters on the brink, beyond which rededication or catastrophe occurs. And after 20 grueling months of political tug of war, both parties' ideological...
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Thanks, candidates, for spurring economyOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to thank the hundreds of political candidates who are spending millions of dollars to try to get elected to public office. I can't help but admire someone w...
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Patlak marked by personal integrityOct 22, 2010 1:00 am - Dan Patlak is running for one of the three commissioner positions at the Cook County Board of Review. The Board of Review hears and reviews tax appeals for all residenti...