Des Plaines Opinion
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Poetry is not new to political discourseFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - People, including members of the media, made fun of our former governor because Rod Blagojevich recited Tennyson the day he was impeached. Politicians and reporters have...
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Some words just don't need a repeatFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Two words I hope to see for the last time, ASAP: "Blagojevich" and "iconic." James R. Schaefer Mount Prospect ...
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These five people also can go awayFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Like Mr. Berry, I have a few names I would like to never see or hear from again. Here are my favorite five and I, too, wish them no ill. Just go away. 1. Al Franken 2. N...
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Extend tax credit for Catholic schoolsFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools (OCS) has distributed its "Year in Review" Report 2009 detailing its accomplishments, data and progress in three focu...
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Many words can describe BlagojevichFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently on one of our local TV news stations a political analyst stated "if you look up the word defiance in the dictionary you will find the meaning as Blagojevich." T...
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This doesn't look like change for the betterFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - since the obama campaign has cleared itself of any hanky-panky with rod blagojevich, we have also seen their vetting process for appointees up close and personal recentl...
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It's easy to spot an American companyFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Regarding Kevin Martin's letter "no easy way to define American," ever since Pearl Harbor and World War II, I have had no desire to further the Japanese or German econom...
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Accusations didn't belong in hearingFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - I did not vote for Gov. Blagojevich either time, but I have a deep concern over the impeachment proceedings. It is only fair to consider grounds of malfeasance in office...
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If he can't do taxes, he isn't right for jobFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Our great elected politicians couldn't find anyone in the best country in the world better qualified to be Secretary of the Treasury than a tax cheat. This man says he d...
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If both listen, there might be progressFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Barbara J. Muehlhausen, in her letter, does make some interesting points. She asks if a pro-life argument can be made with no mention of religion. It's a fair enough que...