Des Plaines Opinion
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Knows value of pet program first-handMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: I just finished reading the Neighborhood section of today's Herald on May 28th and was pleased to see you article about the "therapy pets" at Northwest Co...
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Development was passed too easilyMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Once again, the mayor and village trustees ignored the residents and professionals of the village of Mount Prospect, "Where Friendliness is a Way of Life....
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Why do we need another gun law?May 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald definitely missed the target (pun intended) with its May 25 editorial concerning gun owners. First, there are more than 23,000 gun laws in the U.S. Why ...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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Ban on cupcakes just goes too farMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Now this is really getting a bit ridiculous. The recent Arlington Heights ban on cupcakes and birthday cakes in schools has taken "policy" just a bit too far. When are...
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The arguments of war and politicsMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - An open letter to James Prescott of Schaumburg (May 10): I seem to have hit a nerve with my armchair warriors and politicians statement. There seems to be a lot of them ...
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Kirk environmental record not so goodMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk claims that he is such a great friend of the environment that he outscored Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the latest League of Conservation Voters scoreca...
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Why won't our government act?May 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Step outside and you see more and more foreigners on our soil here in the U.S.A. They just continue using our services and if we don't like it, our government will prote...
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Clinton falls short as a candidateMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Ray Weaver's comments (Saturday) regarding this country needs Hillary Clinton as president, I would like to point out she attempted to get health insuranc...
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Clinton falls short as a candidateMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Ray Weaver's comments (Saturday) regarding this country needs Hillary Clinton as president, I would like to point out she attempted to get health insuranc...