Des Plaines Opinion
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If all run for mayor, who's left to vote?Sep 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Mayor Daley announced that he will not run for re-election. Who will fill the big shoes? One thing is for sure come Election Day in Chicago - the voters will vote for th...
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After 50 years, so long, CubsSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I have stopped drinking the "Blue Kool-Aid." I have said goodbye to my beloved Cubs. After 50 years I have had enough. Yes, I was sitting in the crowd on Opening Day in ...
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Daley, privatizing go hand in handSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard M. Daley's reign will end next inauguration day in Chicago. It would not surprise me if, as he leaves, Daley tries to privatize or contract out the job of ...
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Preparation key when floods, fires hitSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - "It can't happen here." For those in emergency management, this is a refrain heard too often. All one needs to do is look at past disasters such as the floods and tornad...
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Don't be a haterSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - While reading about the protests against homosexual marriage in California, against Mexicans in Arizona, and against the mosque in New York City, I was thinking this gre...
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Cut taxes, then hire, hire, hireSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I have to wonder about 49th state House candidate Jennifer Barconi's idea for bringing jobs to Illinois, as stated Aug. 31 in the Daily Herald. She wants to rely on mark...
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Making excuses is Obama's talentSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - In the course of conversation with a good friend this morning, said friend, in reply to the question "Do you think Barack Obama is a good president?" stated, "He's bette...
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¿Hablas inglés, Manny Ramirez?Sep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I wonder if Manny Ramirez went back to his home country and spoke English to the reporters there, would he make the same money there as he makes here in this wonderful, ...
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Terrorists alone must apologizeSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to Mr. Pontarelli's Fence Post letter: In order to offer a sincere apology one must accept accountability and feel a sense of remorse. Those responsible for ...
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In defense of backyard chickensSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The author of your anti-chicken editorial apparently does not know that hens can lay eggs without having any noisy roosters around. I didn't know this myself until my da...