Des Plaines Opinion
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Congress, 6th District: RoskamOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - We haven't always agreed with U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's hawkish stands on war and his staunchly conservative views on social issues. We still don't. However, Republican R...
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Congress, 8th District: BeanOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The main problem with Congress is that it operates on a bitter partisanship controlled by special interests. Luckily, true bipartisan independents still on occasion emer...
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Congress, 9th District: PollakOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Evanston has represented the 9th Congressional District, which includes part of Des Plaines, for 12 years. For the first time in our memory, s...
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Congress, 14th District: FosterOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - In the major parties, residents of the 14th Congressional District have two strong-willed, decent human beings that want to represent them in Congress. In just his first...
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Bean is a keeper in CongressOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a tough year to be an incumbent running for re-election. There is a lot of indiscriminate anger in the community and a “throw ‘em all out" mentality. Lots of folks ...
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Just tell us what you'll do if electedOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Yes, I'm a registered voter here in Cook County, and I do not approve the media ads for the slate of candidates. The personal attack ads and the mudslinging speak volume...
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Vote Walsh and against high taxesOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The Democrats give lip service to continuing the Bush tax cuts, but not for the hated “rich," but only after the election. Of course, if they sit on their hands and do n...
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A somber plea for Halloween decoratorsOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I lost my 19-year-old son Skyler to suicide on April 16, 2004. He lost his agonizing battle with depression and hanged himself in his grandfather's garage. When suicide ...
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Bean hiding from Democrats' recordOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - At times you wonder: What is a candidate hiding? or better yet, Why is a candidate hiding? Joe Walsh on multiple occasions has requested debates with Melissa Bean. Ms. B...
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Leave kids' choices of books to parentsOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - This is in response to Arlene Sawicki's letter suggesting that books should be banned to keep inappropriate content from children. Of course, the American Library Associ...