Des Plaines Opinion
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$1,100 pay per mile is questionableJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - After reading Jake Griffin’s June 1 article, “Fewer miles, more Pay,” I don’t think the question is so much the difference each highway commissioner makes in relation to...
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Government posts handed to ‘losers’Jun 08, 2011 12:00 am - As I read the recent Herald story about the confirmation of Dan Seals’ appointment as Assistant Director of Illinois’ Economic Development Agency, several thoughts cross...
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Palatine letter carriers grateful for donationsJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - On behalf of the Palatine letter carriers, I would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who volunteered or donated in the letter carrier food drive. The Scouts onc...
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A memorable visit with the cardinalJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - It was July 1976 and my husband, John, a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, and I were at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. ...
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Track’s future more critical than village’s imageJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - I find it very amusing, or sad, depending how you look at it, that the village of Arlington Heights if more concerned about it’s so-called “high quality” image than savi...
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Disinfecting of waterways vitalJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - When I ran for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner in 2009, I supported disinfection of the wastewater that this agency releases into the waterways. Dis...
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Debt restructuring would restore honorJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford has changed his mind about debt restructuring. The treasurer previously supported the concept, under which the state would sell low-int...
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Kudos to Elk Grove Wellness Center staffJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - With all the nasty talk in the Fencepost daily letters, most of the time it seems, that I feel everyone could use a “nice letter” of thank you to some deserving people a...
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Grateful for Mom’s former co-workersJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - In today’s world you hear so many negative comments regarding large companies and how they don’t care for their employees. Well that is not the case at the Daily Herald....
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Mt. Prospect park staff rescues Memorial Day ceremonyJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - It is important to recognize exceptional performance when it happens. If it hadn’t been for the efforts of Walt Cook and his capable engineering staff, the Memorial Day ...