Des Plaines Opinion
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Streamwood's stable budget made possible by RothSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - I would just like to express how proud I am of Billie Roth. Under her guidance and strong leadership she has made Streamwood one of the best places in Illinois. I look a...
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Did District 59 get help from on high?Sep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - What's with this 2.5 percent raise for some District 59 employees? Did Gov. Quinn join the board recently? Joyce Peterson Des Plaines ...
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Take steps to keep tax-exempt statusSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - We at the Internal Revenue Service are concerned because nearly 15,000 small community-based nonprofits in Illinois are in jeopardy of losing their tax-exempt status. Th...
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Legislature belongs to Illinois citizensSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - I strongly object to the wording in Kerry Lester's article in Thursday's edition about Steve Rauschenberger. Lester refers to Rauschenberger's bid to, "reclaim his old S...
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Democrats should send clear messageSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Why are Republicans fighting to extend Bush's tax cuts for the wealthiest of Americans? Because that's all they know how to do! But it really annoys me when Democrats th...
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Some transportation ideas make senseSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald reported on the three candidates for the U.S. House from the 8th Congressional District and their stances on transportation. It is not often I agree wit...
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A voter laments the choices he hasSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The last time I voted for a candidate for political office in Illinois and not against his/her opponent was when I voted for Charles "Chuck" Percy for United States sena...
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Remember why Blagojevich is outSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Just like newspapers must always refer to an arrested individual as "allegedly" robbing a bank, murdering someone, driving while intoxicated, etc., I propose that newspa...
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Mark Kirk?Sep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk? No way Rep. Mark Kirk supported Bush's wars, tax breaks for the rich, lax regulation, outsourcing jobs to China, the $800 million Bush bailout for W...
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Vote against Ayers right thing to doSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - University of Illinois Board Chairman Chris Kennedy is to be commended for voting to refuse emeritus status to the urban terrorist William Ayers. Mr. Ayers should have b...