Des Plaines Opinion
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Little maple sapling growing straight, tallDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - We moved into our new house in Elk Grove in 1976. The ash tree in the parkway was a little crooked, so I staked a rope to help it grow straight. It didn’t make much diff...
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Know the law about handicapped spacesDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - The Illnois Secretary of State’s office kicked off our annual disability parking enforcement effort at malls statewide to crack down on people who illegally park in spac...
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Terramere needs more police patrolsDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - The Terramere Subdivision has been besieged by a rash of burglaries over the past several months. The recent statistics show that Terramere is now a prime target for res...
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Community support got ‘Encore’ the winDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - I want to thank the community for their support of “Encore!” in our quest to win a $20,000 donation for the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss though a national c...
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Casinos are likely places for troubleDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - I read in today’s Daily Herald in the 11/22 blotter section, yet another negative incident coming out of the Des Plaines Rivers Casino gambling facility. Since its openi...
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Famine continues; aid should, tooDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - It seems like we’ve stopped hearing about the food crisis in the Horn of Africa. Yet the famine is still affecting over 13 million people, more than the population of th...
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Arlington Hts. acts like it’s anti-dogDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - Today’s letter concerns the reputation Arlington Heights is getting as “the most unfriendly city for dog owners.” People have moved from here. People do not want to live...
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ComEd puts profit over compassionDec 05, 2011 4:00 am - ComEd handed out Christmas bonuses to members of the Illinois General Assembly for their votes to override Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto of the “smart grid” proposal. The legisl...
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COD decisions cost we, the taxpayersDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - After local building authorities ordered a shutdown of construction at the College of DuPage, its President-for-Life responded by ordering the workers to ignore the orde...
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Tax those who draw hefty pensionsDec 04, 2011 4:00 am - In all the stories about school and municipal employee pay and perks, why is it never mentioned that all the retirement pay (often $200,000-plus) is free of Illinois inc...