Des Plaines Opinion
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Taxpayers lose if gambling expandedJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - I am no self-righteous puritan; if it feels good do it, so long as no harm occurs to others. But expanded casino gambling does nothing more than a stack the deck against...
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Elk Grove Township showing its incompetenceJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - The Elk Grove Township organization, which is under the misguided leadership of Nanci Vanderweel fails to provide correction to noted issues for flooding in the Itasca F...
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Why no patrols at Schaumburg crosswalk?Jun 12, 2011 12:00 am - On Friday, June 3, after volunteering at Field Day at Hale School I was walking home using the path at the back of Hale School at dismissal time. I was surprised to find...
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'Men in Pink' have amazing weekendJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - This past weekend (June 4th & 5th) nine good friends and myself walked in the Avon 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. Because of the wonderful article the Daily Herald had on...
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Gambling at track just delays inevitableJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - It is becoming abundantly clear that Mayor Mulder and a majority of village trustees have no long term economic plan or vision for the future for Arlington Heights beyon...
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Governor should veto gambling billJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Quinn, you repeatedly said the gambling expansion bill was too top heavy and said it would make Illinois the Las Vegas of the Midwest. Yet legislators kept adding t...
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Palatine HS band’s respect appreciatedJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - Hats off to the Palatine High School band for marching in this year’s Memorial Day parade in full band apparel. In the past, while other bands have chosen to don T-shirt...
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Barrington can save itself, if it wants toJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - Looking out as I pass through parts of downtown Barrington I am reminded of scenes from Detroit. The southwest corner of Main and Hough is vacant. The former Barrington ...
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ID cards can help keep children safeJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn proclaimed May 25 as Missing Children’s Day in Illinois to remind families throughout the state to make child safety a priority and recognize progress mad...
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Dig deeper to find real identityJun 11, 2011 1:00 am - In a recent Fence Post letter about public pensions, I noticed the sender was the executive director of a group named Public Notice in Arlington, Va. The generic name of...