Des Plaines Opinion
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Hold Obama to tougher standardsJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The president went on TV trying to explain why he's been doing almost nothing but golfing since the "worst disaster in our history," noting that since day one, he has be...
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War won't solve Afghanistan issueJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Over a year ago we learned of the additional commitment of troops to Afghanistan. Many of the reports suggested even more troops would be needed. A number of military of...
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Navarrette fails to show whole pictureJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I have generally found Ruben Navarrette's articles interesting, relatively balanced, and straightforward. His rebuttal published on June 8 is disappointing for his stand...
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It's time for an Illinois tea partyJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that the Daily Herald has proclaimed, in a front page news story, that Cook County is perfectly within its right to mount red-light cameras within municipal boundari...
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Residents should act to cut D211 budgetJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Residents within Township High School District 211 are and should be concerned on why their property tax bills keep going up. Many are angry and may not be sure who is r...
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Obama was right to oust McChrystalJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that Gen. McChrystal has been fired we can expect to hear the usual uninformed lemming responses from the "Obama is always wrong" club. The sad thing is that 90 perc...
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Wheeling's lack of 4th spirit riles himJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - After 48 years of living in Wheeling, through the corruption to the present, I have never been as ashamed of this village as I am today. This will be my last word on thi...
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BG farmers market opening is triumphJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I think the Daily Herald missed the boat. You had an opportunity to put something positive about Buffalo Grove in the paper and you did not. The Farmers Market was fanta...
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Bad idea to change lone tax advantageJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Luckily for Illinoisans, the push to make the state's low, flat-rate 3 percent income tax more progressive appears to have slowed (June 23, "Lawmakers cool to graduated ...
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Americans can't continue living like thisJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Here are three things that are slowly killing the United States: 1) Letting a lot of the manufacturing jobs leave for China and Mexico causing massive unemployment. 2) T...