Des Plaines Opinion
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Voting machine issue not surprisingOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - Republican voters will have to check their votes at least two to three times. It seems that a "miscalibrated" voting machine in Schaumburg was taking Republican votes an...
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Editorial: Recognizing excellence in a time of transitionOct 28, 2014 11:00 pm - There is something especially telling about the selection this week of Fremd High School automotive instructor Steven Elza as Illinois Teacher of the Year, and it isn't ...
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Reasons to keep these three in officeOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - Midterm elections are a time when radical minority views can overtake the majority. This happens due to voter apathy, especially by those who normally would vote Democra...
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Thillens represents spirit of collaborationOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - As the son of a standing Democratic mayor and husband of a strong Park Ridge Republican, I see the clear divide we are faced with as an electorate. In a recent Politico ...
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Probe is only wasting taxpayers' moneyOct 25, 2014 5:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn was entrusted with $54 millions of taxpayers' money, our money. A grant in 2010 was for a worthy cause; it was for a Neighborhood Recovery initiative to a...
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President takes wrong steps on EbolaOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - With Ebola now on the nation's doorstep, President Obama orders thousands of military to Africa, while the rest of the world stops travel to Ebola-plagued regions of Afr...
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Make Metropolis a children's theaterOct 20, 2014 5:01 am - Why not for the kids? I think where Metropolis in Arlington Heights goes wrong is they don't have enough programming for kids. We are a family based community and everyo...
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Not just governor, he should be presidentOct 20, 2014 5:01 am - Bruce Rauner has released his 2013 tax return showing that had made over $60 million. Why would anyone want to take on the responsibility of being the governor of Illino...
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Being rich OK if you're a Democrat?Oct 18, 2014 5:01 am - It seems like 100 times a day every TV station broadcasts Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn's campaign ad disparaging Republican candidate Bruce Rauner because Rauner is rich, a...
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Prisoner exchanges are risky movesOct 18, 2014 5:01 am - I feel strongly that the arbitrary decision to exchange five terrorist leaders for one Cpl. Bowe Bergdahl, an unfortunate prisoner of war, was a mistake. Giving in to te...