Des Plaines Opinion
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This is Stroger's idea to help familyMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - I had no idea Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is part of such a huge family. To accommodate all his relatives, he had to create 1,200 new jobs. Richard J. Piag...
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There's nothing 'only' about knivesMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - This note is regarding the article published in the Daily Herald on March 11, in which (the article) commented that Michael Chybicki had "only knives" when he was shot a...
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Saturday Soapbox: Those ringing phonesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly that would ban those annoying "robo-calls" from politicians seeking your vote. You have to like this bill, t...
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Dilemma of Iraq: stay in or get outMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Some years ago, we entered Iraq for fear of atomic and biological weapons in the hands of a rogue government. Whether right or wrong, that decision is now history. The ...
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Pat Botterman will be rememberedMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It is with great sadness that I read of the passing of Pat Botterman. I had come to know Pat when I ran on a bipartisan slate for a township post. I found that Pat had a...
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Liberals jeopardize country's futureMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This is the first time in my life (81 years), I have fear for the future of my country. Because I have been an active, dedicated conservative Republican volunteer for 60...
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Secession a good idea, can't happenMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to comment on two articles in today's Herald (March 13). The first comment concerns the idea of seceding from Crook (sic) County. While I am completely in...
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Clinton would be awful as presidentMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This is regards to the letter written by Ginger Marcuccelli (Feb. 8). She is berating women for not backing Hillary Clinton and states it is women's duty to support he...
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Shooting story shows paper's biasMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Working in law enforcement since 1967, I thought I would have gotten accustomed to the media and would not have let a news article bother me -- but your bias and dislike...
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Drivers see but ignore red lightsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The editorial in the March 4 Daily Herald says you are reluctant to support the use of red-light cameras. Many of your arguments suggest that the reason folks run red li...