Des Plaines Opinion
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No tax money goes to tollway TV adsAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - When the Daily Herald printed the letter on July 9 with the headline, "Taxpayers shouldn't pay for tollway ads," we felt it was important to clear up the misperception t...
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Village behind 8-ball on garbage pickupAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I have a couple of gripes about how Arlington Heights handles its garbage pickup. First off, this is the only town that I've ever lived in that has two day per week garb...
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Markets shouldn't be on same dayAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I have been pining away for a local farmers market for as long as I can remember. We finally get TWO in my area, Long Grove and Buffalo Grove. But how silly is it that t...
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A fiend took her lunch, off the vineAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - To the PIG who stole my first ripe tomato: I paid for the plant. I paid for the fertilizer. I paid for the water. I weeded the plant and cared for it. It might surprise ...
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Pension criticisms not based on factAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - In the July 27 Daily Herald, R. Eden Martin presented an inaccurate picture of Illinois' public pension systems while suggesting that the current plans be scrapped. Mr....
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Whitney's Green means going greenAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to your editorial asking what people here in Illinois can do to help the BP oil crisis, I would like to suggest that folks go green, especially in the fall e...
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Neuter those abandoned kittensAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - To the editor: In response to "What to do with abandoned kittens, July 19", I would just like to say that these are not "abandoned" kittens by any account. Mrs. Wright h...
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Don't balance state budget on backs of disabledAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - On July 26, many citizens rightfully celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how it has transformed the lives of people with disabilit...
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Punishing wealthy a senseless ideaJul 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Fence Post contributor Russell Crom supports an idea of CBS's Dave Ross that calls for Bush's tax cuts to be extended for a year with strings attached. It would demand t...
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Signs of immaturity in Glen EllynJul 31, 2010 11:00 pm - We took a tour recently to check out the efforts the College of DuPage is making to beautify its sprawling campus in Glen Ellyn and came away impressed with the gleaming...