Des Plaines Opinion
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Going green is cheap in Mount ProspectJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - The village of Mount Prospect recently completed a new electric aggregation plan with Homefield Energy. The new rates are as follows: Base: 7.935 cents per kwh Green: 8....
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Some poor reasons to tie up highway trafficJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - I realize this is not a very local question, but what is with Arsenal Road out near Joliet, I-55 and Lincoln National Cemetery? Seems it has been under construction for ...
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The SoapboxJun 28, 2014 5:01 am - Remembering Depke: In the 1980s when Lake County was divided along growth or no-growth lines, everyone knew where Bob Depke stood. The former county board chairman...
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Editorial: Hard decisions ahead for public coursesJun 26, 2014 1:00 am - President Obama is getting some flak these days for taking to the golf course a little too much. Some say it puts him out of touch with the average American. Local and n...
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Iraq involvement boils down to politicsJun 23, 2014 5:01 am - After Eric Cantor's quarreling constituents threw him out for arrogance and inattention, Republican leaders have been screaming and running in circles, weeping and waili...
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Let Iraqis fight it out themselvesJun 23, 2014 5:01 am - Forget Iraq. The place has cost the American people a trillion dollars and thousands of lives. Why help them again? Let them fight it out for themselves. There are peopl...
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The SoapboxJun 21, 2014 5:01 am - Welcome, Goliath! Goliath, Great America's monstrous and terrifying new wooden coaster, is now open to the public. No slings and stones required to take on this...
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Wage increases will hurt seniors firstJun 20, 2014 5:01 am - If you are retired or near retirement on a fixed income, you know what increasing prices can do to hurt you. And a politician who wants to raise the minimum wage will hu...
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Mt. Prospect a better village because of ClarkJun 16, 2014 5:01 am - Not many people stay in one career for 37 years, but Sandy Clark did, as forester for Mount Prospect for all those years right after receiving her forestry degree from M...
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Voters' ignorance, apathy hurts allJun 15, 2014 5:01 am - It is frustrating to hear the arguments about whether or not the Illinois income tax should remain at 5 percent. While Illinois is not the poorest state it has to be one...