Des Plaines Opinion
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Harris would help solve budget messAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - I read with interest the Fence Post letter complimenting incumbent state Rep. Mark Walker for wanting to run the state like a business and voting against a pay raise for...
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Beck and followers merely rantingAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - I see that Glenn Beck was out on the National Mall trying to co-opt the anniversary of Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech. It seems he is trying to take back the country...
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Don't forget victims of our aggressionAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - I hope the imam who is behind building the Muslim cultural center near the site of the 9/11 attacks - a so-called "sanctified" site, by the way, that includes liquor sto...
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Bean only appears to be a moderateAug 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Congresswoman Melissa Bean is a stealth liberal masquerading as a moderate. When her vote is needed to pass close votes on leftist agenda legislation she votes in lock-s...
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Create more laws for religious structuresAug 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank Daily Herald for running the Aug. 22 article, "Questions and answers about ground zero," by the Associated Press. It is the best yet. A proposed Islamic ...
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Squad cars shouldn't wait on the medianAug 30, 2010 11:00 pm - On Aug. 22 at about 10 p.m., I was traveling westbound on Lake-Cook Road between Skokie Valley Road and Northbrook Mall. I noticed a cop car sitting in the median (betwe...
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Arlington Hts. Taste was just splendidAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Kudos to the organizers, sponsors, restaurateurs, volunteers and guests at the inaugural Taste of Arlington Heights held Aug. 21 in downtown Arlington Heights. What a hu...
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Dist. 211 teacher pay out of whack with regionAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The average pay of a District 211 teacher is $93,000 per year, 3rd highest in the state and 33 percent higher than in the surrounding high school districts. District 211...
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Where did all the road workers go?Aug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Am I the only one wondering why I don't see anyone working on Schaumburg Road? All the barrels are up and it's down to one lane but nothing is happening. At this rate it...
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Busting myths about the postal serviceAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. Postal Service has delivered America's mail in snow, rain and dark of night. However, tough market conditions are creating new challenges for our business. Skep...