Des Plaines Opinion
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Spill seemed to end 'drill, baby, drill'May 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Oops! Where are all those "drill, baby, drill" folks? Palin, McCain, Gulianni, Steele ... I haven't heard much from them lately. I wonder why. Ed Moon Wheeling ...
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Why again did tax bill go up?May 08, 2010 11:00 pm - It's that time of year. I received my Kane County real estate tax bill recently. Despite the fact that the market value of townhouses in my area have dropped in the pas...
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Corporate takeover is ruining AmericaMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - When the market crashed in 1929 and FDR was elected president, he inherited much the same economic mess that Obama has inherited. With no help from Republicans he create...
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Wake up and change U.S. energy policyMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - There has been a lot said about the current government's failure to act quickly enough to fix the oil spill. We all need to ignore the issue of how quickly the Obama adm...
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Democrats are corrupted by powerMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, after the success of shoving his bogus health care law down American throats, now President Obama seeks to regulate the financial community. It's a win-win push fo...
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Get more facts before criticizing hiringMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald editorial staff needs to check with the Daily Herald human resources staff on what questions a former employer will answer about an employee. In most ca...
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Pension series lacked balanceMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Although it is an issue that needs to be discussed, as a retired teacher I am dismayed at your headlines this week that lead the public to believe that all Illinois teac...
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Immigration law aims to preserve libertyMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - With all the ballyhoo about the new law in Arizona the ever-familiar ring of prejudice has struck again in our country. I have heard there are more immigrants leaving th...
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Cost of gas only starts at pumpMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - You know that really cute commercial that shows all the types of energy available to us - wind, solar, natural gas, coal and oil - and then it goes on to say that oil is...
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Lesson in ordnanceMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - In reply to Gus Gustafson's letter, "No one in U.S. should have an AK-47," having been around firearms, having had law enforcement experience, I can say there are a few ...