Des Plaines Opinion
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Vote yes, for future of park districtMar 16, 2012 5:36 am - I am voting “yes” for the Arlington Heights Park District because the economy looks like it’s getting back on track and we should invest in our town’s future now. From e...
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Vote no; force park district to negotiateMar 16, 2012 5:36 am - I want to share with you the experience I had with the Arlington Heights Park District. When I first saw the news column in the Daily Herald regarding the $48 million pa...
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Abortion about money more than moralsMar 16, 2012 5:00 am - In 1975, I served as the expert witness before hearings of the Insurance Department of California (and at later hearings at the Department of Insurance of Illinois and F...
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Arbitrary courts in IllinoisMar 16, 2012 5:00 am - Recently the 2nd District appellate court (Elgin) ruled that the Lake County circuit court was justified in affirming the Property Tax Appeal Board’s (PTAB) decision to ...
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Patlak, Jochum men of integrityMar 16, 2012 1:00 am - I am a Democrat. I found your article of March 9, 2012 regarding the Republican race between Morrison and Patlak for the Board of Review in the First District interestin...
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Must debate be focused on women?Mar 15, 2012 5:00 am - I find it quite interesting that amid all the controversy about birth control for women, there has been nary a word, absolutely nothing, about a vasectomy (a surgical pr...
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No GOP politician ever said thatMar 15, 2012 5:00 am - What Frank Sears had to say in Fence Post on Feb. 28 is a great example of one of my favorite words: balderdash. Mr. Sears states erroneously that Republican politicians...
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Is it South’s time to turn Democratic?Mar 15, 2012 4:00 am - The current Republican primaries are fascinating. It seems that, so far, the Supreme Court affirmation (under the Citizens United decision) is contributing to an acceler...
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D62 foundation thanks benefit supportersMar 14, 2012 5:29 am - On Feb. 24, the School District 62 Foundation Board hosted a benefit dinner at Café la Cave in Des Plaines. On behalf of the children in the District 62 schools, the Fou...
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Arlington Hts. park district shouldn’t take on debtMar 14, 2012 5:29 am - The Daily Herald recommends approval of the Arlington Heights Park District bond issue; I suggest you vote no. This bond issue is the largest in park district history b...