Des Plaines Opinion
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Get real about drugs by legalizing potJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - While I sympathize with parents who have lost children to heroin, the billboard at the center of the story suggesting that cannabis is a necessary precursor to heroin ex...
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Comic is taking an ugly turnJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Rusty is stuck under a car awaiting the tide that will drown him. A few weeks ago he was harassed by poachers and nearly became crocodile dinner. It seems like every oth...
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Column was terrible choice for ChristmasJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The article you decided to put in the Daily Herald of all days (Christmas) by Susan Estrich totally ruined my morning ritual of reading the Daily Herald and left me with...
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We're losing faith in Obama's abilityJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama's policies, performance, and attitudes are putting all of us, including his staunchest supporters, at higher levels of risk. The "underwear" bomber incid...
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Democrats must fight attention deficitJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The Republican Party, not the Democratic one, has discovered the formula for near White House dominance for years to come. Beginning with Ronald Reagan's administration ...
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Elgin overhaul needs to be speeded upJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The Elgin Streetscape Improvement Project is a six-year construction plan from 2006 to 2012 costing $40 million to upgrade and develop the utilities, sidewalks, and road...
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Rethinking the basis for teacher salariesJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I admit that I don't understand the correlation between teacher salaries and the quality of education our children are receiving. It appears that teachers who work in la...
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Saturday soapbox: Careful what you sayJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Careful what you say: That's right, Bob Frisk is already at work saving material for his Best Sports Quotes column for 2010. This week's 2009 edition was an enjoyable re...
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When we make changes, they winJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Who is really winning the war on terror? Once again the United States is the victim of a terror attack and our first reaction is to make changes so that we have to chang...
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Bush deserves credit for years of growthDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Stewart Truelsen of Hoffman Estates wrote in Fence Post "A good indicator of the economic legacy of George Bush and his party is the stock market performance for the yea...