Des Plaines Opinion
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Route 47 corridor plan makes pieces fit togetherJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Openlands has worked with McHenry County communities for many years to achieve a vision for the Route 47 corridor as it traverses the headwaters of the Kishwaukee River....
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Look at history before judging PolandJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Mr. Cohen, reading your "Going home was a perilous option for the Jews," I also had an a-ha moment. Unlike the Jews you mentioned, my Polish Catholic family could not ev...
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Taking right way on red-light camerasJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Today, we're pleased to offer a tale with positive lessons and a happy ending. A few weeks ago, Cook County commissioners made it known they were about to usurp the loca...
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Senate candidates give little choice for votersJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The choice for voters in the November race for the Senate - dumb and dumber. William Peterson Elgin ...
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Each of us expected something different from Obama's presidencyJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Barack Obama was ushered into the presidency of our nation by an overwhelming majority of voters. Undoubtedly, each American casting a vote for Obama, had his or her own...
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Kirk has served the Navy with honor, dedicationJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to Charles Sawyer's June 8 letter "Mark Kirk disgraces the Navy." I am not a veteran, but I know from Kirk's impressive record that he has far fr...
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Civil servants deserve better for important jobsJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently, a concerned citizen wrote to complain about paying for the pensions for civil servants with his property tax. He stated, "Why should I have to pay Huntley's re...
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Obvious explanation for voter apathy in upcoming electionJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that election primaries in 12 states are over will the average voter still experience the past perpetuation of virtual incommunicado with his candidate after she's s...
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Hope and change has changedJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Americans voted in the last presidential election for hope and change. Many have buyer's remorse because the hope and change they wanted is not what they got. Instead wh...
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Give us real ideas on limiting governmentJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The one common refrain I have heard from all the various tea partyers and conservatives is that the government is too big; to intrusive; too controlling. They may be cor...