Des Plaines Opinion
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Goodbye Ginny, and thank youAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Virginia B. Macdonald was a dear friend and mentor of mine for many years. After the Goldwater defeat in 1964, Ginny was the glue that held the conservative Republicans ...
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Determined to keep term limitsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The city officials of Des Plaines are at their old shenanigans again. I guess they think we taxpayers and voters are stupid and have no memory. We taxpayers worked hard ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook and Lake countiesAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Out-of-the-box thinking It will be interesting to see how Palatine's unorthodox approach to dealing with stormwater pans out. The village has started a pilot program to ...
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Hold new Con-Con to reform IllinoisAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - This November's ballot will ask Illinois voters if there should be a Constitutional Convention ("Con-Con"). The last one was held in the '70s. If you are upset to hoppi...
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Obama's support from EuropeAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Obama's strong support from Europeans ("Six out of seven Germans would vote for Obama for president"): It's obvious to me Barack's not the prize he's made...
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Pelosi's arrogance shows on oil issueAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm appalled at Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to walk out on Congress without allowing a vote on offshore drilling. I thought representatives are supposed to be publi...
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Rep. Krause did not disappointAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - How many times have we been disappointed when helping to elect candidates, casting our votes for them and then finding out they did not live up to our expectations? My ...
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Carbon dioxide, global warmingAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - What am I missing here? So-called environmentalist "experts" tell us carbon dioxide is a major cause of global warming. Green plants absorb a large portion of the carbon...
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The race is about issues, not celebrityAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Bad form, Mr. McCain. Recent ads (not to be aired in this area) compare Obama with Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. The McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said this was...
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Giving back in a winning wayAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Giving back in a winning way: When Michael Mendel bought a $100 raffle ticket, he was hoping to win big. But not for himself. The St. Charles business owner had other th...