Des Plaines Opinion
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Enough already; city needs more moneyJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - "Prospect Heights to Start Staff Furloughs." I read the headline with a mixture of sadness and anger. I have lived in this pleasant, tree-filled town for 36 years and ha...
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Quinn is out of touch with taxpayersJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinoisans are not buying Governor Quinn's gloom-and-doom talk that the state's public health system will crumble and public safety will be compromised if he isn't allo...
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Disappointed with quality of repairsJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Yes, it is good news that streets are being resurfaced in Arlington Heights. ("Arlington Heights giving local streets facelifts..." June 10) I'm sure residents on those ...
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Need light sequence fixed at intersectionJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I've written a few letters to Fencepost over the last couple of years, and most of you must be thinking "Dude, find something else to do!" But this has been bothersome o...
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Divisive language hinders public debateJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - People sing a familiar refrain when fighting development around the suburbs. Traffic. Noise. Parking problems. Property values. These affect how we live, quality of lif...
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A day to honor all committed dadsJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama could have been talking about suburban dads Bob McDonough, Bipinchandra Patel or Jack Devron when he spoke of the importance of fatherhood in America. "T...
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America's military sustains freedomJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - With the passing of D-Day's 65th anniversary, I would like to take the opportunity to thank our military for sustaining the freedom we enjoy today. From those who thankf...
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Fix, don't overhaul health care systemJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama just e-mailed me to ask my support for his health-care proposals He says he is flexile but any reform must "reduce costs, guarantee choice, and ensure qu...
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Being grateful for the boot strapsJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm writing in response to Mr. Alfred Kirkland Jr.'s post of Sunday, June 7. In it he says he is convinced that "inside every rock-ribbed conservative who tells everyone...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A second chance: Like many of us, perhaps you weren't ready when Flag Day came around June 14. There's still time before the Fourth of July to replace a tired, worn symb...