Des Plaines Opinion
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Press, websites have power to bring changesOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - I was happy after reading the recent article stating that the Lake County chairman will require appointees for management jobs to sign a form (pledge) concerning what is...
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Accents on phone tough to understandOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - I have come to the conclusion that we the American public need to boycott any and all service providers whose customer service computer takes 10 minutes to speak to a hu...
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Schools needed for recovering drug usersOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - I want to thank the Daily Herald for focusing on the problems of addition, especially the heroin epidemic that has damaged lives and families and communities. Last night...
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Find budget solution that’s more than temporaryOct 09, 2013 5:00 am - Daily Herald staff, I hope you hear me and can get the word out to my congresspeople here in Illinois. Get to work, Congress! Are you listening? Here is my message: 1. ...
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Point fingers at Tea PartyOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - What Osama bin Laden could not accomplishm the Tea Party is doing: destroying this country. Bill Reddy Mount Prospect ...
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Turn off the lights when not in useOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - My wife and I take a walk most evenings and oftentimes go past Buffalo Grove High School. It makes us wonder if we are the only ones noticing the football field lights o...
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Spend more time with Congress, not IranOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Is President Obama’s ego getting in the way of a solution with Congress? He’s not negotiating with Congress but is willing to negotiate with the Iranian president. Ameri...
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Attack should have gotten more pressOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - It’s great to have a recreational resource like Lake Arlington in our community. However, on Friday, Sept. 27, at 6 a.m. a woman’s personal security was invaded as she w...
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Speed bumps could prevent a tragedyOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Thanks to the Village of Arlington Heights for installing a beautiful and much-needed playground and basketball court on Falcon Street. More than 50 kids are in the park...
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No one gets 'Chopped' in our cooking contestOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - As the director of news and matrix operations, DuPage and Fox Valley editions, I have many important duties. One involves carting the framed portraits of staff service a...