Des Plaines Opinion
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Let communities pay for own policeSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Sen. Durbin boasts in the Fence Post that Congress put $1 billion into the COPS Program and he supports a proposal for another $3 billion. And he suggests that Elgin and...
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Chief Illiniwek is still missedSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - It's that time of year again; time for college football, tradition and mascots. The University of Illinois, however, isn't allowed to demonstrate tradition nor have a ma...
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Life-extending care has us playing GodSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Ellen Goodman talked around the basic debate that has now surfaced as to how health care costs can be reined in. Death panel spin is intentional to preserve the status q...
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Israel must end settlementsSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Cal Thomas' Sep. 9 article titled "Israel continues to give but still hasn't received" is an accomplishment in myth production. The U.S. is the only nation that has Isr...
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Do you really want to be on your own?Sep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I think I may have a solution about the battle in Washington on universal health care. First, the pros and cons are separated. The pros get universal health care with al...
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This is what's wrong with health systemSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Started reading the "Losing a critical care safety net?" article in the Sept. 8 edition and stopped after reading the 1st paragraph stating "Janie Johnson has no health ...
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Bean is afraid to meet with publicSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Obviously Melissa Bean is cowering in her office and afraid to meet with the public, many Democrats are. I did listen to her health care teleconference long enough to he...
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If Westin tax OK'd, where does it end?Sep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The article (Aug. 18) about Mike Firsel of Harp Mid-America Investment asking Wheeling to provide him with the revenue he needs to buy out his partner was so very intere...
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He says thanks for the assist at BG DaysSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to thank everyone that came to my aid on Saturday at Buffalo Grove Days. I was in the food tent, tripped and went down. Many people came to my assistance an...
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Couple grateful for firefighters' concernSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The paramedics and fire protection people at the Ela and Palatine Road station are true professionals. They not only know their craft well but are also comforting and ki...