Des Plaines Opinion
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Now's not the time to put money in trainsSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I couldn't believe the recent news conference report that the governors of Illinois, Michigan and Missouri were endorsing a plan to develop bullet trains that will conne...
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Let's put a stop to racial profilingSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - With regard to racial profiling, I truly believe that the term is over used and incorrect. Profiling is used in almost every thing we do from consumer goods to political...
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Look for resources that pay for careSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - With all this talk of health care reform, rising costs on everything and unemployment rates as high as they are I think more people need to take health care into their o...
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Ignore ignorant comments from PalinSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding, Sarah Palin's recent remarks about health care and euthanasia, she has revealed herself as incredibly stupid or a blatant liar. Whichever it is, no intelligen...
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Kudos to Rosemont for nixing pokerSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The Mayor of Rosemont, Bradley Stephens, is the first mayor to denounce video poker as a revenue source. After being vilified, slandered, and the victim of Illinois part...
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New leader must fill Teddy's shoesSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - At the dawning of a new day we received the news that Edward M. Kennedy, the Lion of the Senate, in his 47th year of service from the state of Massachusetts, had died. T...
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Skip movie to learn about real warsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Why would anyone pay to see a movie like Quinton Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," which is pure fantasy and violent for violence sake? There is plenty of good materi...
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Buffalo leaving Elgin a sad storySep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The city of Elgin can't make ends meet? Just ship the buffalo to an American Indian reservation - problem solved. This sad news broke just days before my son and about a...
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Obama must work to end use of dronesSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama must work to end the use of drones, a weapon that kills far too many civilians, fuels the Taliban and al-Qaida, and engenders distrust in the United Stat...
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Ban on texting only makes senseSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Thanks to Gov. Quinn for bringing common sense behind the wheel by banning text messaging while driving. Could you imagine Calvin Borel or another celebrated jockey text...