Des Plaines Opinion
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Vince Ramirez was excellent managerMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I know there is a lot of controversy about Vince Ramirez's firing. As a future teacher, it worries me that there are people out there that drink before driving our child...
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Good Samaritan comes to her rescueMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I live in Racine, Wis. and came to Palatine on March 6 to volunteer at Kirk School's craft fair fundraiser. Later that day, in downtown Palatine I had a flat tire at Bro...
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Speak up to police about speedersMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - To the editor: I read with interest Mr. Larry Rapp's letter "West Maude Avenue a regular raceway" March 17. I too live on West Maude, and have observed speeding traffic ...
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Good character is good for businessMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Everyday newspaper headlines expose a shady politician, CEO, or athlete who got caught. Leaders must have a foundation of strong personal character; character that resul...
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Don't seek inspiration from Karl RoveMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Karl Rove on the front page of the March 20 edition of the Daily Herald? At least you kept him below the fold. On the day before the historic national health care refor...
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If economy is flat, there are no raisesMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - As a Social Security recipient I did not receive an increase this year as the cost of living hasn't gone up. If fewer workers insisted on their "rights" to a raise maybe...
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Time to get new tax manMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Pertaining to Phillip Weinstein's letter on March 13, I too am a senior citizen that received the $250 stimulus check. The difference is that when I got my tax refund th...
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It's the moderates that left the partiesMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - In her recent column, Kathleen Parker decries the radicalization of both political parties, which she blames for the flight of centrists to independent status. While the...
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Republicans didn't hold up health voteMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrats are claiming victory over Republicans with their recent passage of the President's health care plan, however it wasn't Republicans that had to be bribed, intim...
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Thanks for helping Ugandan schoolMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to publicly thank a few area merchants for their unselfish support in helping my wife and me in raising money for the School for Physically Handicapped & Di...