Des Plaines Opinion
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Sign up to support fair representationFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The turnout for the recent primary was abysmal. Why? Because people in Illinois are disgusted with our state government and feel very helpless about ever changing how t...
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Cohen earned more votes than BurrisFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - It is amazing how our representatives (ie. Durbin, Quinn, Davis) sway in the political winds. Not too long ago, they vowed not to seat Roland Burris to the vacant U.S. ...
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Don't blame voters, blame the mediaFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Don't blame the voters for the election of Scott Lee Cohen as the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor. The Daily Herald's editorial says he was nominated "in part...
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Thanks for votes for Kane judgeFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to express my deep appreciation to Kane County voters for your vote of confidence to be your Republican candidate for Judge of the 16th Circuit Court of Kane Coun...
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Tort reform needs constitutional fixFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - With a vote of 4 to 3, the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the state's malpractice law passed in 2005 which limited "pain and suffering" damages to $500,000 for indiv...
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This generation must fix health careFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - We are incredibly close to passing real health reform. I stand with President Obama in calling on Congress to finish the job. Cost of inaction is grave and troubling. We...
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Thanks for help in winning primaryFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I would like to express just a small portion of the overwhelming gratitude I am feeling today following my election as the Democratic nominee for circuit court judge in ...
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Health care reform bill is a good startFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - My wife's folks are in their late seventies and have had numerous health problems in the last two years that have resulted in lengthy hospital stays and even longer peri...
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Who needs voters if you have parties?Feb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - As the latest political controversy saga plays out following the withdrawal of Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Scott Lee Cohen, it is ever more apparent how Ill...
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America could use a real-life Mr. SmithFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I just finished watching (again) the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." If only more of our elected officials emulated James Stewart's character (Mr. Smith) instead o...