Des Plaines Opinion
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Recall a tool voters deserve to haveOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Recall is just another tool in the voter's toolbox to ensure that their elected officials act in the best interest of the community. The disruption that has been caused ...
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Get moving on water storage agreementOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The Levee 37 project currently under construction along the west bank of the Des Plaines River in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights was designed by the Army Corps of E...
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Firefighters 'go pink' - and so can youOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - On Sept. 23rd, the Pink Heals Tour came to Bartlett, and it exceeded the expectations of everyone involved. Pink Heals is a group of firefighters driving two pink fire ...
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Why would voters refuse to sign?Oct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - At the Arlington Heights Metra station today, a clipboard-carrying crew was soliciting petition signatures to put a candidate on the ballot. I dutifully signed, then was...
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Village employees need workout room?Oct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - This afternoon I went to the open house at the Village of Wheeling's new Public Works Building. I appreciate everything Public Works staff does to keep the Village runni...
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Local courses should discount for seniorsOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I have a problem with the Mount Prospect golf courses (park district) - as a senior citizen in this village for 30 years as well as many more seniors who golf - the pric...
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No logic for camera at I-290, BiesterfieldOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village released on their Web site a special edition of our village newsletter which explains the entire Red-Light Camera program. The box at the bottom of th...
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Anonymous florist has her thanksOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Who do we thank for the beautiful seasonal flower and ornamental displays that beautify the sidewalks around the Metropolis Theatre building? Every morning as I walk to ...
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There's a little less light in the worldOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - This year has seen the passing of two significant people in suburban Chicago. Earlier this year, John Kelley, a prominent attorney, passed away after a long, successful ...
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Propaganda machine keeps crankingOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - It appears that the right-wing nut cases have given up on their efforts to convince the saner Americans that President Obama isn't a citizen and therefore not eligible t...