Des Plaines Opinion
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Double standard seen with murder casesOct 19, 2013 5:00 am - Several days ago an unarmed Army combat veteran, Terry Geike, was murdered by a gang of three thugs. Where is the outcry, the protest marches such as there were followin...
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Earn an A on your next citizen assignmentOct 19, 2013 5:00 am - Do your homework. Study the material long and hard. The extra push of energy will pay off. Midterm exams are scheduled for Nov. 4, 2014, and finals will be taken on Nove...
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Congress doing nothing for its constituentsOct 18, 2013 12:00 am - Dear Congress, Guess what. You are fired, and with no severance pay. How does that sound to you? Hurts you in the pocket huh? Just think of the millions people who are g...
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Pafko as a neighbor was one of a kindOct 18, 2013 12:00 am - Andy Pafko, our neighbor and friend, lived on Blackhawk Drive in Mount Prospect. He was a true gentleman, and we enjoyed having him attend our block functions for many y...
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Let Detroit fix its own messOct 18, 2013 12:00 am - A powerful team is descending upon Detroit to fix the bankruptcy problem. The team consists of four of President Obama’s top advisers: Gene Sperling, Attorney General Er...
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The alluring, but unfinished, saga of Cook County budgetOct 17, 2013 5:00 am - The story of the 2014 Cook County budget, unveiled last week by county board President Toni Preckwinkle, sounds very alluring today but may not be entirely evident until...
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Editorial: The cautious enthusiasm of re-imagining downtownsOct 16, 2013 9:16 am - One of the more important jobs elected municipal officials deal with is developing or, as in most suburban cases, redeveloping downtowns. The issue comes up every electi...
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Preckwinkle committed to working with allOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - I was disappointed by the way the Daily Herald characterized my position — writing that my “efforts to reduce the county’s jail population and save taxpayers millions of...
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The SoapboxOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Budgetary perspective in Elgin: Elgin city councilmen are not sure about eliminating business license fees because they worry about losing revenue. The fees are projecte...
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Press, websites have power to bring changesOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - I was happy after reading the recent article stating that the Lake County chairman will require appointees for management jobs to sign a form (pledge) concerning what is...