Des Plaines Opinion
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We the people need to make changes tooOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - So Nancy Pelosi rankled some Republicans? Good for her! If the problems were not so hard on our pocketbooks, the situation would be humorous. Early on, Nancy cautioned...
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Crisis exposes Seals' lack of judgmentOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I am very disappointed to hear that Dan Seals supports financial meltdown. When asked to comment on the Sept. 29 defeat of the (original) financial rescue bill in the Ho...
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This isn't the time for Harper tax hikeOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently Harper College began asking residents how they should spend $300 million. Harper College has just recently completed a multimillion dollar addition. I ... was s...
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To Biden, the end justifies the meansOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - On Sept. 9, Sen. Joe Biden questioned the sincerity of Gov. Palin's concern for developmentally disabled people by asking "Why don't you support stem cell research?" A ...
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Government must focus on peopleOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We've been told that Dan Seals and Rep. Bean don't get it. What I don't get is how an independent, environmentally focused representative could endorse drilling in a nat...
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A commitment to the disabledOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As parents of a Down syndrome daughter, now 42 years old, we are personally aware of the importance of early intervention and education programs specifically focused on ...
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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...