Des Plaines Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Both right and wrong When Hoffman Estates police officer Vince Pusateri declined to shake Cook County Board Chairman Todd Stroger's hand at Tuesday's disaster drill at t...
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Catholics not cause of priests' sinsMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I am responding to the letter of Monica L. Zabor of Arlington Heights. I do not agree with her statements that when one Catholic falls, we all fall. Where in our religi...
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Now, let's get back to eliminating tollsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It is good to learn that the Illinois Tollway Commission is taking action to clear up the confusion caused by the failure of its contracted services to notify toll viola...
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Why don't we have true energy policy?May 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The United States has never had a national energy policy. The closest we've come to one was during the Carter Administration with 55 miles per hour speed limits and pen...
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Thanks Garrett for fighting pay raises<May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you, Sen. Susan Garrett. It is not too often that a member of the General Assembly, like yourself, puts the people of Illinois before themselves. Our state, as we...
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Give Rep. Franks real election recallMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the May 9 Guest View, Democrat state Rep. Jack Franks expresses his consternation over the lack of the Democrat-controlled state Senate from passing HJRCA 28 giving v...
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Manager hiring raises questionsMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The hiring of Jason Bajor as city manager in Des Plaines under his own terms (his pushing a higher pay scale for all the department heads did not hurt) left some questio...
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We need whole story on suspectsMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently I read in the Herald where there was a robbery in the downtown Arlington Heights area. The description of the suspect or suspects included approximate height, w...
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Economy needs different approachMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - There is a CNBC political and financial commentator who keeps calling this a "Goldilocks Economy." I don't understand what's good in this analogy. Goldilocks and Bush ...
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Spend tax rebates on food pantriesMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Demand is up at food pantries due to the downturn in the economy and increased food prices. At the same time, economic stimulus pay outs are being issued by the federal ...