Des Plaines Opinion
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Colleges condone binge drinkingAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The idea that if college students are allowed to drink at 18, it will reduce binge drinking is an escape clause for the colleges. Rather than making the students pledg...
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Mr. Obama's ironic trip to SpringfieldAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Obama selected Springfield to announce and present to the American people his choice for vice president. Springfield is the city with the most dysfunctional politi...
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Success of surge in Iraq is questionableAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A recent edition of the Daily Herald contained several articles and other mentions of how the Iraq surge has "worked" and that we are now "winning" a war that was lost o...
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We need long-term energy solutionsAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Paul Arnot of Schaumburg (Fence Post, Aug. 22) has obviously bought into the Republican rhetoric about drill, drill, drill. He cites oil experts without references, ind...
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Obama's 'expertise' is showmanshipAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - What a circus, what a show! Featuring Obama the snake-oil pitchman and the three anchors from the major networks as the three stooges. The stage: a tour of the Middle Ea...
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Bean not standing up for constituentsAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - As a citizen of Melissa Bean's district it is important that we know what kind of contributions our current representative is accepting from PACs. Campaigning should not...
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Nationalize banks, energy and airlinesAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Oil production, refining and distribution; airline collapse; and now mortgage banking and investment. These major sectors of the American economy are in disarray and tot...
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Didn't back legislative pay raiseAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - This is no time for a legislative pay raise. Too many Illinois families are facing financial hardships where one person has a job, but there isn't enough income to pay f...
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CN needs to do right thingAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it almost unbelievable the unmitigated gall that the CN, a foreign company, has been showing in their attempt to purchase the EJ&E railroad. Now they want a court...
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Elect Prochno to clean things upAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois government has become synonymous with political corruption. Our governor has become an expert at pay-to-play politics and continues to increase his campaign don...