Des Plaines Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Life in Train City, USA Spend a little time in Des Plaines during the late morning and you get a pretty good idea of what terrifies Barrington about the proposed EJ&E/CN...
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This is no time to elect a rookieMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The general elections are just a few short months away, but I hope the voters will not make the same mistake that was made in 2000 and 2004. We have learned that it take...
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Seals supporters try to silenceMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - It happened again: Supporters of Democratic hopeful Dan Seals have torn down my third Re-Elect Congressman Mark Kirk sign. They tore down one of my neighbor's signs, too...
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Let's impose a $1 tax on gallon of gasMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I propose that the federal government impose a $1 per gallon tax on all gasoline sold for automobile usage. Higher taxes are not something that garners support. Howeve...
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Scrapbook time of year for parents is good news for us allMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Individually, graduates may be experiencing the raw ache of 'last times' for so many activities, but collectively, they remind us of an important cycle of life When you ...
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Electoral College a brilliant conceptMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Kevin Martin (Fence Post, Saturday) informs us that he read with amusement my response to his view of the Electoral College. It is always gratifying to bring a note of c...
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Same-sex unions should be allowedMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Evolution is more fact than theory; change happens. A few years before I was born, Teddy Roosevelt said, "Little words have guts." The Herald editorial Monday urges u...
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Key vote Tuesday in Mount ProspectMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - At the Mount Prospect village board meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m., the mayor and trustees will decide on changing the way the village awards contracts and the look of downt...
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Turn out to save downtown MPMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Please attend the Mount Prospect village board meeting Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in the village hall. This is about the village's approval of a developer's $40 million ...
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Small families protect the planetMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I was appalled by your May 10 article highlighting Mother's Day and the family with their 17 children. In this day and age, with so many of the world's problems being ...