Des Plaines Opinion
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The Pickens Plan is worth exploringSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - When an oil man and environmentalists agree, you know the momentum for real change is building. Yet that is just what is happening. In Denver, Texas oil billionaire T. ...
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Bean, Seals just don't get itSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Little reported was a June 26 vote in the House where 10th District Rep. Mark Kirk and 175 other Republicans blocked a House bill from coming to a vote aimed at preventi...
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Train traffic should be spread around regionSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I am tired of the people in Barrington complaining about train issues that the Des Plaines area lives with daily. It's about time some of the train activity that is a co...
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Komen walkers buoyed by cheering crowdsSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I was a walker in the Susan G. Komen breast cancer 3-day a couple of weeks ago. I'm sure you could tell we were in town by the traffic jams at several of your busiest in...
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How conservatives saw Obama speechSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - I am amused by the conservative spinners who were underwhelmed by Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech. I'll expect them to be just as demanding when they review...
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The campaign for the White HouseSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We're electing a new commander in chief. Let's not destroy a nation in the process. T.C. Ploski Mount Prospect ...
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What are president qualifications?Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - In a rather short time, we have been assured many times that Sarah Palin is not qualified to assume the office of president of the United States. But she is not runnin...
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McCain proves he's a maverick againSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - I applaud John McCain's decision to select Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. This move shows the kind of man McCain is. The wit, wisdom and courage McC...
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Bean mailer misleads votersSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Today I received a mailer from the office of Congresswoman Melissa Bean, sent at taxpayers' expense. In the mailer Congresswoman Bean acknowledges "we need a strategic e...
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Instead of boycotts, try charter schoolsAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, Sen. James Meeks has been making headlines, encouraging inner city children to boycott their first day of school to try signing up at New Trier in protest of t...