Des Plaines Opinion
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Your community needs you to step upSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It's no secret that philanthropic gifts are down, layoffs continue and organizations like Elk Grove's Kenneth Young Center struggle to serve more people in need with few...
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Great cops much better than camerasSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Congratulations are in order for the Mount Prospect Police Department. It seems that their "Speed Week" program was very successful, with 240 speeding tickets being Issu...
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Swim Club is strong, vibrant organizationSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm glad that a group of past BSC swimmers gathered (July 4) to relive old times and share memories of past accomplishments. I take umbrage with Beth Horslev Gilbert's r...
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City has worked out bugs in meter leaseSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In his recent story, "Chicago parking snafu a cautionary tale for the suburbs," Ted Cox could have provided a more balanced and accurate review of the concession agreeme...
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Surely state police can find a better waySep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It must be Labor Day again because the small, low-flying plane is buzzing our house and neighborhood over Palatine. Every year is the same - for more that six hours each...
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Too many drivers don't play by rulesSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I cannot believe that one of your editors actually printed the fifth article in the Saturday Soapbox section on Aug. 22. Let's get another perspective. I'm driving along...
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Let's bring our companies backSep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - We have all watched how our politicians have destroyed jobs over the last 40 years with the overtaxing and overregulating of our industries - watching jobs and companies...
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There's no right to free health careSep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Affordable health insurance for all is a noble social goal, not a right. A right is the freedom to take an action as long as it does not harm others. It is up to you to ...
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It's time to hear the reasonable voicesSep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Cal Thomas tries to wordsmith his way into convincing us, without coming out and blatantly using the word "Nazi," that our president's health care policy will lead us do...
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Look to Bible for health care answersSep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - It is not a moral obligation of the American people, as President Obama believes it is, to change our health care system for the sake of those who can't afford health ca...