Des Plaines Opinion
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Missteps mean this board has got to goApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The Wheeling village president and the board have to go. First, they spend millions on a new village hall, police station, maintenance building and fire station. Then th...
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Local firefighters are worth every pennyApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - We would like to extend a big heartfelt thank you to the Wheeling Fire Department and the many other neighboring fire departments who responded to the condominium fire o...
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Don't cut funding to municipalitiesApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - As local government leaders, we are extremely aware of the unprecedented fiscal challenges facing our state governments in these times of economic turmoil. The same down...
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Dist. 15 parents willing to sacrifice, is board?Apr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - (Read to the District 15 school board on April 14): It is obvious the fiscal health of our district is seriously ill. It is this board's responsibility to resuscitate ou...
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Let Dist. 15 board do what it was elected to doApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - This letter is an appeal to the constituents of District 15 to support the board decision reached at the March 10 meeting to authorize a bond issue. I have lived and wor...
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Government has no right to seize carApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I have a friend who was recently arrested for driving on a revoked license as a result of a DUI conviction. Well, I thought he would pay the price and may spend a few da...
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Tiger belongs in SportsApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - There is absolutely no reason for Tiger Woods to be on the front page of the paper. Any articles about him should be featured in the Sports section where he belongs. Eno...
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It's time to vote GreenApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The latest report indicates that nearly 17 percent of our workers are either unemployed or underemployed. Our infrastructure, and school and health care systems are fail...
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Obama praised for nuke effortApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama is taking the initiative to make us safer by reducing the stockpiles of nuclear warheads and delivery systems. He is also trying to strengthen the safegu...
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Rebalance tax systemApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - For half a century, we've heard politicians talk about cutting our taxes. From Kennedy to Reagan and Bush, Congress has trimmed and cut. But what has been the result? Mi...