Des Plaines Opinion
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Historic home in Elgin deserves faceliftJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Shame on you for your inflammatory, half-truth headline regarding the Elgin City Council's vote to restore the oldest building in Elgin. The fact that the neighborhood c...
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Random roadside checks increase safetyJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I applaud the governor of Arizona for taking action regarding illegal immigration. Imagine the frustration waiting decades for the federal government to act. Inaction of...
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Obama has accomplished a lot in 18 monthsJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Barack Obama already ranks among the most highly accomplished of all 44 U.S. presidents. In just 18 months in office, Obama has signed into law major health care reform ...
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County Democrats cash in on suburbsJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Once again, the Democratic Cook County Board is attempting to make a withdrawal from what they consider their own personal piggy bank - the North and Northwest suburbs. ...
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Sentence too lenient for distracted driverJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The lenient sentence handed down by Judge Fred Forman in the Lora Hunt reckless homicide case reinforces the idea that it's OK to kill motorcyclists, especially if you c...
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Obama's decisions creating anxietyJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I see where Obama has awarded China to make steering and car parts. I can't believe with the years we have been in the auto industry, this couldn't have been handled by ...
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Gun ban shouldn't exclude the mayorJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court has now ruled that the Constitution is still somewhat in effect, at least for the moment. Unfortunately this seems to h...
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Put American citizens firstJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm beginning to wonder if President Obama is an American. It is just appalling the way he has treated Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, who is trying to protect the ...
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A welcome tool for open governmentJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The new website on lobbying announced by the Cook County clerk's office Tuesday will not by itself eliminate the influence of moneyed interests on a county government wi...
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Road workers face tough conditionsJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding the Fence Post letter that road crews should be glad to have jobs, here's another view. What the writer does not understand is that on paper it looks like thes...