Des Plaines Opinion
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Vote for change, vote for ScheurerJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - From listening to most of the Republican and Democratic Presidential contenders, one would think that the war in Iraq never happened. It's kind of like the institutional...
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Proncho to succeed KrauseJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Recently, I had the opportunity to view the cable presentation of the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce candidates' forum. Because our state representati...
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Emotions decide if learning happensJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - This is my last comment on the issue of schools and teaching. Mr. Bill Bishop states that "Emotions obscure School Finance 101." While the Herald may have presented in a...
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A double standard on controversyJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - I noted in your Dec 31 headlines, you listed Jerry Falwell as controversial, but you did not label Kurt Vonnegut as controversial. Although Jerry Falwell made mistakes, ...
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Leadership is more than 'experience'Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Much is being said about the importance of experience, vision, judgment, and changing the status quo in voting for the next president of the United States. It would s...
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Endorsement: U.S. House 9Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of Evanston is in her fifth term representing the 9th Congressional District that includes portions of Des Plaines and Rosemont. Before that...
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Endorsement: U.S. House 8Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The primary ballots are fairly congested in the 8th Congressional District, which takes in portions of Lake, Cook and McHenry counties. In the Democratic primary, we end...
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At times, even conflict can't save a tedious but important storyJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - It was kind of fun to write about the transit controversy for a while. It's not fun anymore. Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois legislature are nothing if not good fo...
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Why not reduce CTA labor costs?Jan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - With all the games that politicians are playing to find ways to fund the CTA budget through the taxpayers pockets, I find it odd that nobody has looked to the one place ...
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There are too few new jobs in U.SJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - It really amazed me today when I heard the stock market plunged over 200 on the Dow. The investors have been rewarding big business for sending all of our jobs to China...