Des Plaines Opinion
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Of three evils, only abortion is legalAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Amy Principi (Fence Post, Aug. 17) makes some good points in her response on the issue of showing abortion photos to children. She compares abortion photos to other hor...
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Media fails to show McCain's attributesAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - We all know which presidential candidate is supported by the liberal media (watch the ABC, CBS and NBC evening news and read newspaper articles published by the Associat...
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Payday loan bill bad for consumersAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Debbie Goldstein's Aug. 2 letter charging that payday loans and other short-term loans are "legalized loan sharking" substitutes name calling for facts. By extrapolating...
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No time to raise pay for legislatorsAug 12, 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 ...
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How 'green' are our local colleges?Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines emphasizes, even stresses, the importance of being "green" and its own efforts in doing so. I applaud their efforts for this "gr...
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CN/EJ&E merger needs long viewAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Your article ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13) was some of the most balanced and insightful reporting I've seen on the long-simmering fight over the EJ&E. Looking at his...
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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...