Des Plaines Opinion
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Bean's vote doesn't reflect constituentsNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Our representative in Congress, Melissa Bean, listened to her constituents' concerns, declined to take a stand and when the time came for a vote on health care marched l...
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The disparate imposition of the death sentenceNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Sixteen killers await execution on Illinois' death row. Brian Dugan, the brutal nightmare who savaged 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville among several others, is...
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Where are the well groomed men?Nov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - There once was a time when fine restaurants had a dress code and women appreciated accompaniment with someone who demonstrated respectful etiquette. Ladies wore, and in ...
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Kirk should change his health care voteNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - America will have some form of health care reform or change. This issue has been festering too long. By passing HR 3962 the changes needed are taking shape. I would like...
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Thanks for stories on red-light camerasNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to thank Marni Pyke for her excellent follow up report on red-light cameras. It is nice to see that there are still some investigative reporters around. By ...
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Seems like the GOP just doesn't careNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems to me, the Republican response to the poor economy affecting most ordinary people in the country and the high unemployment rate (thank you, George Bush) is "Let...
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Everyone is on a fixed incomeNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - In the article entitled "Paratransit users plead with Pace," one of the statements quoted is "we're on fixed incomes." I am a senior citizen with no pension and my only...
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U-46 students should pay to playNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - U-46 should take a lesson from the other area schools and increase participation fees. If you look at some of the private schools, you will see their athletic fees are a...
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Hey, politicians: Drop the mudNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Are any of you out there in TV land sick and tired of the political commercials coming across our TV sets? It seems like it was just yesterday we had a national election...
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Don't lose sight of bigger issueNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - In your Oct. 14 front page article about Geneva consumer education teacher Dave Burk, who questioned public funding of a gay black man taking nude pictures of another ga...