Des Plaines Opinion
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Cook County tries to bully suburbsJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - If you had any remaining delusions that the controlling faction of the Cook County Board of Commissioners actually represents the county's suburbanites, you should drop ...
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What about the Black Panthers?Jul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - I read the Daily Herald every day. It was months before I read anything of the tea party. I have still not seen a word of the new Black Panther party. Please don't tell ...
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Don't be scared by creationismJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - My hero Lindsey Stevens is correct. Creationism is real science. Disbelievers are those who have not studied the subject since they were in grade school. They have accep...
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Schools shouldn't be teaching SpanishJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Is this America or what? School District 59, shame on you. I understand you are going to put an addition on Rupley Grammar School for the sole purpose of teaching Spanis...
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Land and Lakes antics just empty rhetoricJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The antics of a Buffalo Grove trustee at the July 12 board meeting are another "cry wolf" about Land and Lakes. Congratulations to President Hartstein and the trustees ...
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Irresponsible spending must stopJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - In an attempt to bring the Illinois budget in line with state revenues, Gov. Pat Quinn recently announced spending cuts of 1.4 billion. There has been much hand-wringing...
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Lawsuit reform will ease medical costsJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Your recent coverage on the practice of defensive medicine ("9 in 10 doctors blame lawsuit fears for overtesting," June 28) raises an interesting question during a time ...
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Care teams offer options for the illJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The July 12 article "Dying for Treatment" addressed a number of important issues too many families don't or won't discuss with each other or even doctors. Fortunately, ...
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Standoff drama was entirely unnecessaryJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I can't even begin to speculate what that standoff cost taxpayers! ("Shots fired during Streamwood standoff," July 7). The suspect, according to the release, was alone i...
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Power out 76 hours; seems no one caredJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - On June 18th, at 10 p.m. the Weathersfield South area had a power outage for approximately 50 of the over 100 homes in the area. Power was not restored until June 22 at ...