Des Plaines Opinion
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Swipe fee reform was badly neededNov 14, 2011 4:00 am - This is in response to Mr. Dauchy’s letter of Oct. 20 regarding the debit fees Bank of America and other larger financial institutions chose to inflict on their customer...
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Pools had 3 years to be made safeNov 14, 2011 4:00 am - Whether it’s a toddler on “floaties,” a teenage swim team champion, a weekend warrior training for a triathlon or a senior swimming for recreation, anyone entering the w...
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Why isn’t there boys bowling in D211?Nov 14, 2011 4:00 am - I am writing this letter to your paper regarding High School District 211 not having a boys bowling team. I am a senior at James B. Conant High School, and I have been b...
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Benton/ NW Hwy. a ticking time bombNov 14, 2011 4:00 am - What more is required to make it obvious to IDOT officials that the intersection of Benton Street and Northwest Highway in Palatine is dangerous? One fatality already oc...
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A good deed gone bad in WheelingNov 14, 2011 4:00 am - I live in a condo complex in Wheeling. I spent a good part of yesterday picking up fliers from Wheeling High School promoting a canned food drive. They were everywhere -...
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Property tax appeals futile, painfulNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - Recently I received my property tax bill. Of course it went up a lot, and I decided to take a day off and drive over to Skokie to the Cook County, rather Crook County, a...
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Service on flights in a downward spiralNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - Though flying in the 1960s was a great experience, I am not naive enough to assume that the normal coach traveler will ever get back to that type of treatment from any c...
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Charities have burdens enoughNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - You have heard it said that instead of the government giving aid to the people, we should let the churches and nonprofits take care of social services. But that is just ...
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Can COD and Glen Ellyn reach a compromise?Nov 12, 2011 11:00 pm - With the acrimony as high as it’s been between leaders with the College of DuPage and the village of Glen Ellyn, it probably should have come as no surprise that each si...
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School bus seat belts a missing safety pieceNov 12, 2011 5:00 am - A recent article mentioned that Secretary of State Jesse White wants to change the motorcycle helmet laws for adolescent riders. I agree that children younger than 18 wh...