Des Plaines Opinion
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The similarities of Iraq and VietnamJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - President Bush in a recent speech stated if we don't fight this war in Iraq now, we will eventually have to fight this war on American soil. This is the same rhetoric w...
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How can country support abortion?Jun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I don't understand. If this is a Christian nation, why do we support abortions? The Bible (God's words) tells us in the book of Psalms, verse one, 13 and 14, Chapter 139...
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The argument for Obama's candidacyJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently I found a note in a book I was reading that said "Tell the truth without blame." It brought to mind feelings I have about getting involved in the current presid...
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Byrd's hypocritical tears for KennedyJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent performance on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Sen. Robert Byrd was absolutely breathtaking in its hypocrisy and audacity. While weeping for "his dear, dear ...
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Nuances of passion sometimes are key to deciding story playJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Prominent trials are followed passionately by some people -- but not all. It was a reasonable enough question for a wife to ask her husband three days before a high scho...
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Global pollution: Who's responsible?Jun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Ms. Erin Imhoff (Fence Post, Saturday) is concerned about global warming and pollution as we all ought to be. She describes the U.S. as the world's biggest polluter. Th...
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Pfleger has shamed church and himselfJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The comments of Mr. Labuda (Fence Post, Wednesday) were right on target except, Father Pfleger has shamed himself and the Catholic Church and our process that has given ...
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Don't overturn Des Plaines term limitsJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Our spendthrift leaders in Des Plaines have done enough damage with TIF programs, high taxes, ignoring what we taxpayers vote on and scandals involving some prominent ci...
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Voter ID rule protects systemJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Cook County clerk's Fence Post letter (May 23) complaining about all the so-called hurdles the poor allegedly now have to overcome due to the recent Supreme Court ru...
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The Peter Principle and our politiciansJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - For many years I have watched the activities of our U.S. senators and congressmen, our Illinois state legislators and governors, county and village officials and most re...