Des Plaines Opinion
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Don't blame seniors for CTA's troublesMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Seniors and CTA unions are being made scapegoats in the CTA's funding woes. Go back and look at the legislation as passed. Suburbs and collar counties got slapped with a...
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Religion in school might fix problemsMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Our schoolchildren are doing all sorts of unlawful things. DUI, gang killings and fights, and on and on. But don't worry. The big threats have been removed. No Bibles in...
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Not happy with Bush legacyMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Let's back up in time to 2008. Bush gives the seniors a stimulus of $250 to take effect around April or May of 2009. So in my case around the end of May 2009 I got a $25...
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Unlike Ford, Toyota moved fast on recallMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - In regards to Mrs. Loper on Toyota floor mat and slow return accelerator pedal problems ("Suburban Toyota owners have hard choice to make," Feb. 4), she apparently read ...
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Senators who listen will get things doneMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - A TV ad told you not to vote for a candidate because that candidate admires the president's ability to work with people in both parties. What am I missing? Isn't this ex...
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Emanuel drags down White House imageMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Some of your administration have tainted the image of our beautiful White House, Mr. President. Some of your staff are questionable at best, but the biggest loser has to...
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Abolish the office of lieutenant governorMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Thirteen candidates sought their respective party's nomination for lieutenant governor. Few voters could name more than one or two of them. Neither Scott Lee Cohen nor J...
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Turning right on red is only an optionMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - I read with great interest the Fence Post letters every day. I am amused and amazed by the number of people who write in saying they got a ticket from a red-light camera...
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Medical marijuana bill is flawedMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - This letter pertains to Senate Bill 1381 about legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes in the State of Illinois. I am not writing to debate whether cannabis should b...
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A right turn on red idea that won't flyMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Even though the suburban red light cameras seemed to be placed on corners that have a great number of cars making right turns, I will accept the cameras. If safety is su...