Des Plaines Opinion
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Show some heart, Kane county boardAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The upcoming vote of the Kane County Board to possibly slash needed services for the thousands of disadvantaged citizens of Kane County, mostly women and children, is re...
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Blame Democrats for record deficitsAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Now we have a president who thinks he's a comedian. Well, I don't think the president's analogy of the Republicans driving the economy into a ditch is very funny. Maybe ...
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Don't just say no to ObamaAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - GOP Senators Kyl, Inhofe and Demint are planning to block ratification of the new Start Treaty although every foreign policy expert has endorsed the plan to limit nuclea...
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Think of family when motorcyclingAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I am appalled at doing anything but "eyes on the road driving." I have not read anywhere the medical details of Anita Zaffke's motorcycle death. However, again it remind...
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Democrats have brought little changeAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - This is in response to Mr. Sears' Fence Post letter on Aug. 3. How is it possible that an entire party of politicians, Democrats, can vote so consistently, 100 percent, ...
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News media show misplaced prioritiesAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to Andrew Matalas' July 31 letter. He is absolutely correct. The front page told the story: The American people have very little concern for our...
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Morality trumps service to countryAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Anybody remember Richard Nixon? A truly accomplished president except for that one teeny little incident called Watergate. The letters over the last few weeks have extol...
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No health coverage should be a choiceAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Through passage of the health care bill, Congress generously granted itself the power to unconditionally force citizens to buy any product they wish through their libera...
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New-media users have friend in SealsAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I was excited to see a Dan Seals tweet that he was attending the Netroots Nation Convention in Las Vegas recently. Netroots is an important voice in American politics th...
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Candidates coming to special needs forumAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Being a father of a special needs boy, my wife and I have experienced first hand the lack of help from state agencies in Illinois. Every year I update my son's eligibili...