Des Plaines Opinion
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Cook County treasurer: PappasOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Maria Pappas runs the Cook County treasurer's office like a business, consistently reducing spending, cutting staff by half over a dozen years and increasing revenue...
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Cook County clerk: OrrOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - With his office's new online disclosure of lobbyists' attempts to sway county officials, 20-year Cook County Clerk David Orr adds another line to his resume as a reforme...
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'Party of yes' is difficult to unifyOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Many progressives are disappointed in the Obama administration. A catalog of disappointments could be created easily. Promises made have gone unkept; compromises were ma...
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Why must we pay for campaigning?Oct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to know why, when our country is in debt, we are paying for President and Mrs. Obama to fly around the country campaigning for the Democratic Party? Is it o...
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State needs Sente's experienceOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - It is deeply concerning that our economy is in the midst of turmoil. It is quite pleasing to see that Carol Sente has been a leader in changing the direction our state i...
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Cook County Board: KeatsOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - With her shifting position on the Cook County sales tax increase and her consistent support for Machine-style pol Joe Berrios, Toni Preckwinkle has not given a reassurin...
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Cook County sheriff: DartOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has laid the groundwork for a police agency that's more responsive, that seeks to work with other departments to reduce crime rather than pr...
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A plea for a little more kindnessOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - After watching story after story lately on the news about the cruelty of people against people, I find myself angered and saddened at the same time. The unimaginable sto...
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Brownfield would be independent voice Bartlett needs in SpringfieldOct 18, 2010 1:00 am - I am a 14-year resident of Bartlett and I am deeply concerned about what is happening in Bartlett and beyond because of what is not happening in Springfield. The state b...
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Roth's leadership has been proven successfulOct 18, 2010 1:00 am - Billie Roth has more than proven that her style of leadership works. Billie was elected during a time when Streamwood was on a brink of disaster because its leaders had ...