Des Plaines Opinion
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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...
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It’s president’s duty to negotiateOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - Two sides, President Obama and the House, are at an impasse. Are both responsible for the shutdown? Yes. But Obama is the one with the greater responsibility. He is the ...