Des Plaines Opinion
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Airport overdue for comprehensive planSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: (At) the most recent joint meeting of Wheeling and Prospect Heights I watched with interest the presentation by Mr. Kirby on the need for a master plan fo...
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Not everyone believes in warSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Directed to Barb and Ron Vidock ("Surely signs do not mean what they say," Fence Post, Sept. 10): Let me guess, No. 1 -- you voted for Bush and his accomplices, and No. ...
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Chuck goes from obscurity to eternity in just monthsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Suddenly, and without warning, the unthinkable has happened. Chuck is the new Jacob. It isn't official yet, but judging by the painful rash of current movies and TV show...
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Every hospital needs hospice unitSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I am compelled to write this letter because my husband recently passed away in a local hospital. I was appalled at the lack of care he received during his last days of l...
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No one wants to take responsibilitySep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Slowly, but surely, I am losing faith in humanity, of their values, or lack of thereof. I am sick and tired of hearing excuses, alibis, pointing the finger elsewhere or ...
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Soapbox: Red hot chili peppersSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - An autumn without a chili cook-off is like a summer without fireworks, a winter without sledding, a spring without tulips. You know -- virtually pointless. No wonder, th...
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Lots of factors go into shopping timesSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - My husband and I have had a daily laugh lately reading the responses to Penny Novy's letter of Sept. 6. May I add my two cents? No mother in her right mind would choose ...
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Drunken driver hit motorcyclist, police saySep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - A Mundelein man with a history of drunken-driving arrests faces new charges after his car hit and badly injured a motorcyclist, police said today. Authorities believe Se...
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Debating language rules is copy editor's professional hazardSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to the English language, you must never take anything for granted. It ought to be a simple enough proposition. If the singular referring to the famous sled...
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With cemetery just a graveyard, O'Hare expansion soarsSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe by osmosis, Monsieur Richard Daley learned some new executive tricks during his most recent European trip. It was paid for by a management consulting firm … althou...