Des Plaines Opinion
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Be grateful for Obama, advisersAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - "Hurrah" for Gloria Gignac's comments about former President George W. Bush. For someone who supposedly has an MBA degree, he should have recognized the looming problems...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Game over: He wanted to be governor. He wanted to be attorney general. The only thing DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett doesn't want to be is Lisa Madigan's op...
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Health insurance is no longer insuranceAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The President has stated that the intent of health-care reform proposals is not to promote a public program but to create competition. The problem is the bills also put ...
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Murphy is more prepared than ObamaAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - You have to love the "Daily Herald." First they ignore Matt Murphy by leaving his name out of a list of Republican candidates. Now, the editorial board is trying a diffe...
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Israel should honor U.S. requestAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Barack Obama has requested that Israel stop construction of a certain settlement on Palestinian land in the West Bank. In response Prime Minister Netenyahu has, in so ma...
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Cameras drive shoppers out of townAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - There is a red light camera in Elk Grove Village at Rohlwing and Biesterfield roads. The terrific series carried by the Daily Herald confirmed the intersection has hidde...
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Illinois subjects don't warrant right to self-defenseAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald's piece (July 26) regarding a police officer shooting three suspected crooks trying to kill him and his companion illustrates what is wrong in Illinois....
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'Seeing Red' proves it's about profitAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for the "Seeing Red" series. It is an excellent piece of investigative reporting. You proved, I believe, beyond a reasonable doubt, that traffic cameras for ri...
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We've already seen the birth certificateAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I am all for Free Speech, but I don't know why the Daily Herald would waste time, ink, and paper to print letters like the one from Robert A. Schott (July 25) regarding ...
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Economy needs bolder solutionsAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - There's been a lot said about giving the Obama administration more time to fix the economy, like, "It's only been seven months," or "This will take two years to make a d...