Des Plaines Opinion
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The gold thread that runs through us allSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - As I listened to the speakers at the Republican convention, I was very dismayed to hear their words dripping with barbs and sarcasm but lacking in thoughtful ideas. The...
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Greenberg's critics distort his candidacySep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it amusing that Democrats resort to distortions and lies when attacking Steve Greenberg. In a recent letter to the editor, a supporter of Rep. Melissa Bean threw...
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Keefers touched by '7 wonders'Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of all the Keefer kids and our mom, Helen, I'd like to thank everyone who voted for Keefer's to be included in "Mt. Prospect's 7 Wonders". Dad would have gotte...
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A case of adding CEO insult to injurySep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - While reading an article concerning the ongoing federal bailout of Wall Street in the Sept. 19th edition of the Daily Herald, rage to the point of talking out loud to my...
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Marching Knights bring home 1st placeSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the Prospect (High School) Marching Knights on their first place finish at the Chicagoland Band Festival in Wheeling on Saturday, Sept. 20. Way to go,...
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What Election 2008 means to womenSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - If the Obama-Biden ticket wins this year and is re-elected in 2012, it will be at least eight years before there is any possibility of a woman being elected to the presi...
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Greenberg really cares about peopleSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to tell you about an event in my neighborhood several weeks ago. On Aug. 18, I hosted a meet and greet with Steve Greenberg, congressional candidate for the...
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Pelosi obstructs needed legislationSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The Nero of our time, Nancy Pelosi plays her fiddle while the nation burns. She stands in the way of off shore drilling. Now she stands in the way of legislation for th...
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Washington empties our wallets againSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The failures of the Bush administration are compound and many, and this financial bailout plan is the perfect capstone to eight years of mismanagement and waste of our t...
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We are victims of our own foolishnessSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - So who is ultimately to blame for the current financial crisis? Ultimately, it's the borrowers, the people who got in over their heads and presumed upon the future, thi...