Des Plaines Opinion
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Wheeling too quick to go for the dollarsJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - The newly expanded Fresh Farms grocery store was to provide a treasure of sales tax revenue. Unfortunately it is a big source of problems that includes difficult custome...
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Clean energy jobs safer for workersJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - When Congress passed a massive bill to fund the government for next year, they included a provision that will delay or block funding for a Department of Labor proposal t...
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Backs Brownfield in state Senate primaryJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - I am not a political person. I believe that most politicians forget why they were elected. They spend far too much time fighting each other and playing partisan games wh...
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Electricity ‘pooling’ is a green moveJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - I’m not sure suburban residents realize the great economic development and environmental improvement opportunity associated with community electricity aggregation. Aggre...
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Wishes Mark Kirk a very speedy recoveryJan 30, 2012 4:00 am - I am taking some moments to pen these general notes on behalf of the Village of Mount Prospect and on behalf of those of us who know U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk as a political f...
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Thanks for the welcome, GenevaJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - Thanks for the welcome, Geneva Not long ago, in September of 2010, Friendship Senior Options broke ground on a vibrant senior living community to be called GreenFields o...
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Blame politicians for pension debacleJan 29, 2012 4:05 am - Illinois’ public employees are being made to look like the bad guys in this whole pension debacle. Public employees have done everything right all the time. Every single...
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Deen cheated viewers, herselfJan 29, 2012 4:05 am - I simply don’t get it. Most experts feel that the ability to delay gratification is a sign of wisdom and maturity. If that is true, the decision of diabetic Paula Deen t...
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DuPage mayors want pension reform — and moreJan 29, 2012 4:00 am - Several months ago, I accepted an invitation to speak before the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference. The group wanted me to address the topic: How does the Daily Hera...
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What Ron Paul stands forJan 28, 2012 5:05 am - Ron Paul is being trashed or ignored by the media, because he is the only candidate that makes any sense. Having heard from the other candidates, I thought it would be g...