Des Plaines Opinion
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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 ...
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What to do with abandoned kittens?Jul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - It seems every year one of the yards on the block gets a litter. After the mother stops nursing them, she seems to disappear. What are we supposed to do with these kitte...
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Controlling strays pricey ventureJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, here we go again with hundreds of calls about feral, stray and abandoned felines having kittens in someone's back yard, under their deck, etc. The majority of peop...
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Strong leadership helping StreamwoodJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank Billie Roth for all the work she has done for the village of Streamwood in the past 21 years as village president. When Billie took the position as villa...
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Joe Walsh will help turn country aroundJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - On July Fourth, President Obama urged Americans to live the principles that founded the unity. What were these principles? Taking God out of the public square, governme...
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C'mon in, the gates are openJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I was taught early in life that the United States is a free country. The illegal immigrants have proven this to be true! Joyce Petersen Des Plaines ...
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Professor acted within school rulesJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - On July 10, the Daily Herald featured a front-page story with the headline "Teacher fired for stating beliefs." My initial reaction upon reading the whole article was sh...
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Soapbox: The gist of Money's list? It's rubbishJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - It's nice, we guess, that Arlington Heights, Bolingbrook, Mount Prospect and Naperville made Money Magazine's list of the country's 100 best places to live. But we think...
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President needs public's support, cooperation nowJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - In a recent letter, Karen Wagner wrote a letter in support of our president. I fully support everything she said and would like to add some comments. President Barack O...
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Get facts straight before touting evolutionJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Christopher Burrell lashes out with merciless invective against creationist Lindsay Stevens in the July 13 Fencepost. Burrell lambastes Stevens for misunderstanding wha...