Des Plaines Opinion
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Arms reduction must remain a priorityOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Though the president has spoken of achieving a nuclear weapons free world, it remains to be seen if he can actually deliver concrete progress toward that goal. Secretary...
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Give troops the right tools in AfghanistanOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - It's understandable that people disagree on whether it is wise to send more troops to Afghanistan. Unfortunately, this debate obscures the fact that we've failed to outf...
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Reform opponents must offer solutionsOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Since the Republicans have a paucity of ideas and may be determined to oppose the bill, they can help their constituents by suggesting and implementing specific creative...
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Maybe Degorski's father belongs in jailOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Degorski's life was spared. We read his defense about the mitigative evidence of the abuse his father inflicted on him and his siblings. Why isn't the father spending th...
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Setting the record straight on IsraelOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The letter you ran on Sept. 22 written by Ben Gaster must be answered. It is obvious that he does not know his history. He writes about "Israeli occupation." Areas that ...
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Congress repeating errors in AfghanistanOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Sen. Durbin: I am reminded of a letter I wrote to Congressman Henry Hyde in 1983. You can assign a junior aide to look it up in the May 24, 1983, edition of the Con...
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Durbin must be held accountableOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Roland Burris were two of only seven senators who voted to continue federal funding for ACORN after their recent scandals. Of course Bu...
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It's time to embrace the metric systemOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Going metric will make life easier and less expensive for future generations. It is time to give up the eighths and sixteenths and use fractions that fit on our calculat...
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Public option is the only optionOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - We now know what the Republican plan is for health care reform. In his only town hall meeting, Eric Cantor, Republican Congressman and Republican Party Leader gave us th...
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Some things to add to health care debateOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - With so much controversy over health care it is surprisingly difficult to find a condensed list of specific changes and claims being discussed in congress. Compared to o...