Des Plaines Opinion
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Leaf burning isn't the only problemNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Your Nov. 17th view, "A call for an end to leaf burning" makes excellent points on the health risks of leaf burning, and good alternatives - mulching, composting, and co...
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Terrorists do not belong in our courtsNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Moving foreign terrorists who have committed crimes against our country to the U.S. judiciary system is the most fatal decision our Democratic leaders can make. If Demo...
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Hey, Wheeling, you are bleeding us dryNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Let me see if I got this right. $5.3 million deficit. How could that happen in Wheeling? They built a new city hall, and a new oversized public works building, oh hey ar...
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Township fun fair shows the best of usNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheeling Township's annual Halloween Fun Fair Make A Difference Day held on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Riley School was a fun-filled day for children with special needs and th...
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Wheeling should stop burdening usNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - How interesting that Wheeling wants the public to pay for a hike in the 911 surcharge cost. We didn't ask for a new state of the art public works building or a new polic...
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Postal facility change won't affect serviceNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I'd like to clarify some misleading information regarding a paid advertisement by the local American Postal Workers Union. The ad addresses the Area Mail Processing (AMP...
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Wheeling buses too crowded to be safeNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I am a sophomore at Wheeling High School. I ride the bus to and from school every day. There is a major problem. It's bad enough that we don't have seat belts. But we ar...
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Let Schaumburg vote on property taxNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I am quite disappointed in the Village of Schaumburg's proposal for creating an entirely new $24 million dollar property tax, which comes at the worst possible time for ...
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The competitive world that awaits usNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - You don't need to be an economist or sociologist to understand that the world, and our piece of it, has changed. The evidence is all around us. We have gone from an old ...
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Leave health care just the way it isNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - I am one of the millions of hardworking Americans who is mostly satisfied with the current health care system. I have no faith that the federal government will improve t...