Des Plaines Opinion
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Bipartisan solution is needed on reformAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As Congress starts its August recess, it's clear that health care reform is at the top of the nation's agenda. Congressman Mark Kirk has recently presented his own propo...
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Stimulus roads lead to nowherAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Two concepts are bound to hit a dead end. First, let's take the case of the stimulus money going into road construction. The jobs created by this effort are going to end...
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Market hasn't worked with health careAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - There has been a good deal of discussion about whether we need a public option to provide real competition to private insurance companies. For more than thirty years I w...
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Ban cell phones while drivingAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Today, my husband and his best friend went for a ride on their motorcycles. It was a perfect summer day for a ride. While riding through Skokie, a car driver nearly caus...
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Work for consensus on health care planAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Our government's approach to health care reform appears similar to the knee-jerk reactions that resulted in the Iraq war and the stimulus packages. Both were done in has...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Save it in the stands: The return of high school football also means the return of passionate fans. And we're OK with that - to a point. To those shouting "pass" when an...
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Applaud gay couple announcementAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read the letter from Sue A Smith of Bloomingdale, and it mad me mad. I, too, saw the announcement of the two men who had exchanged vows in the Celebrate section o...
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Free speech is not a right to interruptAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I was in 5th grade back in 1944. My teacher was a wonderful older woman who was a great teacher and communicator. One day there was an altercation in the classroom. She ...
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Madigan, Cullerton should also resignAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton should resign along with trustees over the University of Illinois admissions scandal....
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Common sense lacking from rulesAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been driving for 68 years and know when to stop and when to go. So why in my fully awake and lucid mind have to come to a full stop at an exact spot even if there...