Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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Two views still lead to one conclusionFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - In his guest view column on Sunday, Feb. 7 Columbia College Chicago Professor Howard Schlossberg expressed his opinion that CBS had applied a double standard by airing, ...
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Voting is a right, privilege, dutyFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Shame on you! Yes, I am talking to all those citizens who did not go to the polls to vote. I find it very sad that people in other countries are willing to die for the r...
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Policies help union, government workersFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - It is hard to believe how the Democrats and the president enjoy taking advantage of the common folk. If you do not belong to a union or work for the government, you are ...
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Money doesn't control electionsFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - At the State of the Union address, President Obama was highly critical of the recent Supreme Court decision of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Why? "Cong...
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No guts, no glory no health reformFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Those of us that supported President Obama will not forgive him for failure to deliver on his promise of health care reform. He needs to demonstrate the fortitude and le...
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Time to address cat overpopulationFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - This is in response to the recent articles in the Elgin newspaper in which a cat had been abandoned on someone's porch and then they were told to take it to the Elgin po...
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Democrats must stand up for us nowFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - I am amazed at the political situation in America today. Don't people remember the Bush/Cheney administration and their two wars and a $3 trillion deficit? Now we have a...
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Put budget blame on Congress, not BushFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Let's see, Democrats controlled Congress for the last two years of the Bush Administration. Congress. The President or the "failed Administration" did not pass the budg...
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Wheeling: Bring back Fourth fireworks and paradeFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - I have been a resident of Wheeling for the past 48 years and have lived through the extortion and corruption eras of the past. I have volunteered my efforts to correctin...