Des Plaines Opinion
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Chicago always wins on O'Hare dealsSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - While the suburbs lose tax money, jobs and get more noise and air pollution, Chicago expanded the airport and also got United to move downtown as well. Such a deal! Joyc...
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Face the facts: Medicare is bankruptSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - To all those people on Medicare defending how great it is, you're right. Unfortunately it's one gigantic Ponzi scheme. If we sent all the senators and congressmen who fo...
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Change to system isn't necessarySep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I have found myself questioning the need for any change to the system. The main reason for this is that the major assumption being used by the Obama administration is th...
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Saturday SoapboxSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Top-notch education: We offer congrats to five local schools that received the Department of Education's Blue Ribbon award: Windsor Elementary in Arlington Heights, St. ...
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Faith community should speak upSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The twisted chains of private insurance corporate greed, thoughtless political thought and hate-filled selfish talk have been tightened around the pre-existing gifts of ...
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Fight fear by building communitySep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for the editorial in the Sunday, Sept. 6 paper. Your note, "The partisan divide has never seemed wider than it does today," is further emphasized by a comment ...
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Afghanistan needs a Marshall PlanSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear President Obama, This is your eighth month as president and my eighth letter. It is great that you can combine your work with your vacation. I am sure your family e...
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Consider the issues of life and deathSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - On the issue of Health Care reform there has been much rhetoric on whether we should support the president's plan for change in how we administer health care. While our ...
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Lack of experience hurt reform debateSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - We elected a president with no leadership experience and we are now paying the price. From campaign trail to town meeting our president has been inconsistent with what h...
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The best way to know your representativeSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's talk about term limits for our politicians (the best money can buy). Just vote them out after their second term. If not, make them dress like NASCAR drivers with ...