Des Plaines Opinion
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Publish more about public meetingsAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The editorial on loss of transparency was very thought provoking. How can we better support transparency? What is a best practice model for local government transparency...
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LWV clarifies on health care panelAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently a letter was submitted regarding the League of Women Voters of Palatine and Arlington Heights-Mount Prospect-Buffalo Grove areas' public meeting on the current ...
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Wants increased village transparencyAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently I read Village Manager Ken Fritz claim Schaumburg has no property tax ("Schaumburg cancels Christmas market," July 28). Over the years Mayor Larson and other vi...
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Senators: Get it right on biologicsAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - As an entity devoted to promoting the businesses of the area and our members; the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce is committed to making Illinois and the region the best...
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We need bags to take out trashAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - In the July 22 Daily Herald, I read with mixed feelings the "Our View" regarding plastic bags. Yes, I agree, they are distributed and accepted so cavalierly - by stores ...
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Why can't park be fixed up in spring?Aug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I wonder if the Arlington Heights Park District can answer my 7-year-old grandson's question: Why couldn't they do the work on the park in the spring so the kids can use...
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Garden art in alley a charming surpriseAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Thanks for the background story about the garden art in the alley next door to Fuego Mexican Grill on Campbell Street in downtown Arlington Heights. My friend and I happ...
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LWV health forum good, but hijackedAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding the Kari Thies letter Aug. 3 about the Healthcare Forum held by the League of Women Voters at the Palatine Library, I too was there, but see no need to call it...
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Cameras finger the car, not the driverAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - My daughter received a right turn violation at a camera intersection in Elk Grove Village. The car was registered to me. The $100 ticket was issued to me. I called the v...
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Scare tactics can't derail reformAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Health-care reform will kill old people. It will ration care. It is socialized medicine that will hurt Medicare, is too expensive and will let the government make life-a...