Des Plaines Opinion
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Schools are appropriately cautiousMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Many suburban students will be getting extra days off this week as a result of swine flu precautions. As Daily Herald staff writers Matt Arado and Robert McCoppin report...
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Grateful Walker has taken an interestMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing to express my appreciation for state Rep. Mark Walker's visit to Buhrke Industries last week. Rarely do we see politicians reaching out to small businesses ...
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Driscoll teaches a lesson for hard timesMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The financial realities of this economic downturn hit home with two big news stories this week: the closure of Driscoll Catholic High School and the forecast that the nu...
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Setting the record straight on the churchMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - In the April 12 Fence Post, R.P. Harrison asserts that the Catholic Church opposes stem cell research. That is incomplete and misleading information. Actually, the churc...
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Switching parties betrays votersMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - How can these politicians switch party affiliation on a whim or worse yet to insure his re-election? Arlen Specter was elected as a Republican. It is a slap in the face ...
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Free market must be fair marketApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - According an Associated Press story, Obama economic adviser Dr. Larry Summers made millions on hedge funds. Do we have the fox watching the chicken coop? Summers is a Wa...
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Leaving Cook County is worth studyingApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger on "Good Day Chicago" said he will not stand in the way of towns if they want to secede from the county. He also warns the towns...
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Single-payer system is best option for allApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Health Care is a basic right for every human being. Let's get with it. We are all one human family. Some may have to get less in order that all may get some (basic) heal...
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Daley is part of county's problemApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Commissioner John Daley's recent letter to the editor was an entertaining work of fiction - but the taxpayers of Cook County deserve the truth. As Finance Chairman, Comm...
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Step up for America or remain cluelessApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - On April 15 several thousands of ordinary Sons and Daughters of Liberty in hundreds of cities across America reaffirmed their belief in our Constitution and to the First...