Des Plaines Opinion
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New constitution needed in IllinoisMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I am more than a little discouraged with the major, and still unaddressed, issues that plague, and will continue to plague Illinois. As you know, no less a highly regard...
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Mistakes were made; it's time to move onMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - War is not a game. The previous administration has made it clear that the United States will stop all torture of prisoners. Mistakes are made during war. Former Presiden...
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No money for Gitmo until details knownMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I just have to make a little known point about government and how it should work. This week the Democrats have said no to a Democratic president in regards to the closin...
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A hearty 'welcome back' to Sugar BowlMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - "Kudos" to the new Sugar Bowl restaurant in Des Plaines. Since its opening we have been there four or five times, morning and afternoons. The place is very lovely, neatl...
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One-sided press presents unfair viewMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - We would like to revisit the Notre Dame controversy. We watched the news coverage and read the Herald's article recounting Obama's commencement address at Notre Dame. We...
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It's time to wake up, fight Stroger clanMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I am sick and tired of the Stroger family running Cook County. We have been putting up with their ways and deceit far too long. Mayor Daley is a co-conspirator in these ...
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Thank those who served our countryMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Since our country will celebrate Memorial Day on May 25, I've been thinking of the service members I knew who died in Iraq. I was in the navy for 21 years, and I was ne...
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Deaths of innocents vs. guilty not sameMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Gary Schutte's "Judge Obama invite same as Bush invite". I see a difference in your death analogy and do not agree that the two can be judged equal. Consi...
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Is there a God? Where's lightning?May 22, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Eric Carver's article declaring that not believing in God is limiting mankind's morality, and that only with belief in God (or gods) will man have the int...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...